Dene Academy
Manor Way, Peterlee, SR8 5RL
Local ranking14th of 34 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
818
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.4
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 33.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 52.1%
- Entering EBacc
- 28.1%
- EBacc APS
- 3.4
- Cohort Size
- 96
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 641
- Boys
- 333 (52%)
- Girls
- 308 (48%)
- Capacity
- 818 (78% full)
- SEND
- 27.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 61.1%
- EAL
- 4.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.2%
- SEN Support
- 23.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,699/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.3%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.9%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 91.3%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Other: 1.8%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Black African: 0.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.7%
91.3%
White British
1.8%
White Other
1.8%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 147122
- UKPRN
- 10084234
- Establishment No.
- 4214
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP