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Dene Academy
Manor Way, Peterlee SR8 5RL
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
638
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 818
Local authority
County Durham
Advance Learning Partnership
Schola Grade 3
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Dene Academy
Dene Academy is a secondary academy in Peterlee, County Durham, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Advance Learning Partnership.
It has 638 pupils on roll and room for 818. Its Schola Grade is 3 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 638
- Capacity
- 818 pupils
- Free school meals
- 62.50% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Advance Learning Partnership
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 147122
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