SCHOOL PROFILE

Dene Academy: data, trends and context

Dene Academy is a secondary school in County Durham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
147122
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
County Durham
Region
North East
Trust
ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Postcode
SR8 5RL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
638
FSM eligible
62.5%
EAL / First language other than English
5.0%
SEND (total)
30.1%
SEN Support
24.6%
EHCP
5.5%
White British
88.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.7%
Overall absence
10.3%
Persistent absence
29.9%
Severe absence
4.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
County DurhamLocal authority91.4%8.6%3.4%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
25.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.4%
Permanent exclusion rate
1.1%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
41.4
English & maths grade 5+
33.3%
English & maths grade 4+
52.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Dene Academy against 25 similar schools

Explore in School DNA

Dene Academy is a secondary school in County Durham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.