Dene House Primary School is a primary school located in Peterlee. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Manor Way, Peterlee, SR8 5RL
Website:
Telephone: 01915862937
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Debbie Turnbull
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141998

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 269
Number of Boys: 145
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.4
Writing
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.7
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horden Nursery School
Cotsford Park , Horden SR8 4TB 		4out of 4 1,071 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dene House Primary School
Manor Way , SR8 5RL 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Yohden Primary School
Windsor Terrace , Horden SR8 4HP 		3out of 4 897 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cotsford Primary School
Third Street , Horden SR8 4EH 		3out of 4 919 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Seascape Primary School
Ellison Road , SR8 5NJ 		2out of 4 1,056 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Westway , SR8 1DE 		3out of 4 1,695 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dene Academy
Manor Way , SR8 5RL 		2out of 4 175 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway , SR8 1DE 		- not rated 1,961 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Passfield Way , SR8 1AU 		4out of 4 2,536 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Durham College
Willerby Grove , SR8 2RN 		- not rated 2,096 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Endeavour Academy Durham
Willerby Grove , SR8 2RN 		3out of 4 2,096 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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