Dene Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Manor Way
 Peterlee
 County Durham SR8 5RL
Telephone: 0191 554 6000

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
History: This school arose from Dene Community School
Trust: Advance Learning Partnership
Sponsor: Advance Learning Partnership

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr David Nelson (since March 2017)
Previous Headteacher: Kelvin Simpson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 46.01 / 14.22
Non-teaching Staff*: 39.56
Number of pupils: 641
Pupils Per Teacher: 13.9
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 59.80% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 42.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 28.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 9.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 10.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: Easington
Electoral Ward: Peterlee East
School Number: 8404214

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 22nd November 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Dene House Primary School (0.0km) show on map
  2. Cotsford Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Yohden Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Horden Nursery School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Seascape Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  7. St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth For... (1.7km) show on map
  8. Open Air Education (1.8km) show on map
  9. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  10. Blackhall Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  11. East Durham College (2.2km) show on map
  12. Endeavour Academy Durham (2.2km) show on map
  13. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall (2.2km) show on map
  14. Acre Rigg Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  15. Acre Rigg Academy (2.3km) show on map
  16. Hesleden Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  17. Howletch Lane Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  18. Shotton Hall Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  19. The Academy at Shotton Hall (2.5km) show on map
  20. Easington Colliery Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  21. Hope Wood Academy (3.6km) show on map
  22. Easington Academy (3.7km) show on map
  23. Rosemary Lane Nursery School (3.9km) show on map
  24. Easington CofE Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  25. Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  26. Shotton Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  27. Wellfield School (4.8km) show on map
  28. Wingate Community Nursery School (4.9km) show on map
  29. Wingate Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  30. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ... (5.5km) show on map
  31. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate (5.7km) show on map
  32. Hart Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  33. Barnard Grove Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  34. St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley (6.6km) show on map
  35. Clavering Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  36. Wheatley Hill Community Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  37. Deaf Hill Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  38. South Hetton Primary (7.5km) show on map
  39. St Hild's Church of England School (7.6km) show on map
  40. Thornley Academy (7.6km) show on map
  41. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hart... (7.7km) show on map
  42. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton (7.9km) show on map
  43. Ludworth Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  44. West View Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  45. Ribbon School (8.2km) show on map
  46. St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  47. Seaham Harbour Nursery School (8.3km) show on map
  48. Throston Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  49. Ropery Walk Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  50. Springwell School (8.5km) show on map
  51. Jesmond Gardens Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  52. Seaham Trinity Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  53. Catcote Futures (8.8km) show on map
  54. Trimdon Hill School (8.8km) show on map
  55. High Tunstall College of Science (8.9km) show on map
  56. Seaview Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  57. West Park Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  58. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool (9.3km) show on map
  59. Easington Lane Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  60. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  61. Dyke House Sports and Technology College (9.3km) show on map
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  66. Seaham High School (9.8km) show on map
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  68. St William's Catholic Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  69. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham (9.9km) show on map
  70. St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool (10.0km) show on map
  71. Lynnfield Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  72. New Seaham Academy (10.1km) show on map
  73. Manor Community Academy (10.2km) show on map
  74. Eldon Grove Academy (10.3km) show on map
  75. Catcote Academy (10.3km) show on map
  76. Cassop Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  77. English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth For... (10.4km) show on map
  78. St Helen's Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  79. Hartlepool College of Further Education (10.7km) show on map
  80. Hetton Lyons Nursery School (10.7km) show on map
  81. Hetton Lyons Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  82. Rift House Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  83. Kelloe Primary School (10.7km) show on map
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  85. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool (10.9km) show on map
  86. Kingsley Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  87. Stranton Primary School (11.1km) show on map
  88. Fishburn Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  89. The Horizon School, Hartlepool (11.2km) show on map
  90. Hetton Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  91. Hetton Academy (11.4km) show on map
  92. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool (11.4km) show on map
  93. Eskdale Academy (11.7km) show on map
  94. Pittington Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  95. Eppleton Academy Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  96. St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary... (11.8km) show on map
  97. Rossmere Academy (12.0km) show on map
  98. Sherburn Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  99. Grange Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  100. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (12.2km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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