Dene House Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Peterlee (County Durham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
There are four broad areas of special educational needs identified Communication and Interaction This area of need includes children with Autism Spectrum Condition and those with Speech, Language and Communication Needs Cognition and Learning This includes children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties This includes any pupils who have an emotional, social or mental health need that is impacting on their ability to learn Sensory and/or Physical Difficulties This area includes children with hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical difficulties.
Our current register comprises of a range of needs: Children can fall into more than one area
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Forest School
- No Outsiders
- Zones of Regulation
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 141998
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (6 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ann-Marie Lee | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Julie Craggs | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Gemma Rowe | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Adedamola Sanya | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Kirsty Dodds | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Lee Blake | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Anne-Marie Lee Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Jaime Foster Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Amanda Meikle Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record