Dene House Primary School

Primary · County Durham · SR8 5RL · URN 141998

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-03-08Cohort 303

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 46

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 195 schools in County Durham

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
59%
County Durham 60.2%England 61%
1.2 percentage points below the area average of 60.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
9%
County Durham 8.1%England 8%
0.9 percentage points above the area average of 8.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
104
County Durham 105England 105
1 below the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
County Durham 103.96England 105
1 below the area average of 104
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
County Durham 104.8England 105
1.8 below the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
17%
County Durham 25.9%England 32%
8.9 percentage points below the area average of 25.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
78%
County Durham 72.8%
5.2 percentage points above the area average of 72.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
72%
County Durham 71.6%
In line with the area average of 71.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
74%
County Durham 71.7%
2.3 percentage points above the area average of 71.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
46
County Durham 27
18.8 above the area average of 27.2
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against County Durham	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	59% County Durham 60.2%England 61%	1.2 percentage points below the area average of 60.2	2 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	9% County Durham 8.1%England 8%	0.9 percentage points above the area average of 8.1	1 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	104 County Durham 105England 105	1 below the area average of 105	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 County Durham 103.96England 105	1 below the area average of 104	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 County Durham 104.8England 105	1.8 below the area average of 104.8	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	17% County Durham 25.9%England 32%	8.9 percentage points below the area average of 25.9	15 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	78% County Durham 72.8%	5.2 percentage points above the area average of 72.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	72% County Durham 71.6%	In line with the area average of 71.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	74% County Durham 71.7%	2.3 percentage points above the area average of 71.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	46 County Durham 27	18.8 above the area average of 27.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

County Durham · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 23.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 9.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 54.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 25.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 17% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 9% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18.9pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 59% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 85.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Dene House Primary School Good at its inspection on 08/03/2022.
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