Dene House Primary School
Manor Way, Peterlee, SR8 5RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Blake
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Tudhoe Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 141998
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915862937
About this school
Dene House Primary School is a primary academy in Peterlee. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 303 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 50 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 50% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 66% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 50% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Dene House 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 | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 301 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dene House Primary School compares
Dene House Primary School ranked 108th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 7.1% | 56.5% | 303 | — |
| Yohden Primary School | 57% | 6.3% | 42.3% | 182 | 0.5 miles |
| Cotsford Primary School | 53% | 5% | 62.6% | 181 | 0.5 miles |
| Seascape Primary School | 7% | 10% | 73.8% | 263 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | 74% | 5.8% | 50.8% | 191 | 1.0 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 99 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.48%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.09%
- Persistent absence
- 24.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yohden Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Cotsford Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Seascape Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Peterlee
Other schools in Peterlee
Dene House Primary School ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Peterlee.
- Acre Rigg Academy Primary
- Acre Rigg Infant School Primary
- Cotsford Primary School Primary
- Easington CofE Primary School Primary
- Easington Colliery Primary School Primary
- Howletch Lane Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Seascape Primary School Primary
- Shotton Hall Primary School Primary
- Yohden Primary School Primary
- Horden Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Dene House Primary School teach?
- Dene House Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterlee.
- Who is the headteacher of Dene House Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dene House Primary School is Mr Lee Blake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dene House Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dene House Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Dene House Primary School?
- Dene House Primary School has 303 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Dene House Primary School full?
- Dene House Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 303 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dene House Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dene House Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dene House Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dene House Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Dene House Primary School?
- Dene House Primary School is part of TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dene House Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dene House Primary School rank locally?
- Dene House Primary School ranked 108th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dene House Primary School's absence rate?
- Dene House Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dene House Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dene House 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 2 July 2026.