Dunn Street Primary School
Minster Parade, Jarrow, NE32 3QH
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
It was replaced by Dunn Street Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Burden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 108695
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
About this school
Dunn Street Primary School was a community primary school in Jarrow. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 133 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Dunn Street Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 64% | 95% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 9% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 73% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 77% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 73% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dunn Street Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | South Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 95% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dunn Street Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 95% | 6.4% | 70.2% | 133 | — |
| Dunn Street Primary School | — | 4.8% | 70% | 140 | 0.0 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | 82% | 5.9% | 37.7% | 170 | 0.2 miles |
| Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 262 | 0.4 miles |
| St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 35.3% | 181 | 0.8 miles |
| Percy Main Primary School | 52% | 5.6% | 66.1% | 205 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.2%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dunn Street Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow0.2 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hebburn
-
Percy Main Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in Jarrow
- Bede Burn Primary School Primary
- Dunn Street Primary School Primary
- Fellgate Primary School Primary
- Hedworthfield Primary School Primary
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Simonside Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- Valley View Primary School Primary
- Clervaux Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Dunn Street Primary School teach?
- Dunn Street Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Jarrow.
- Has Dunn Street Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Dunn Street Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Dunn Street Primary School?
- Dunn Street Primary School had 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Dunn Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 95% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Dunn Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dunn Street Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 October 2024.