Dene House Primary School
Primary schoolDene House Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 303 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Dene House Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Dene AcademySecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional)160 m
- Yohden Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Cotsford Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Seascape Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures. 7% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Horden Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, July 2024980 m
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).