Dene Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Peterlee (County Durham).
Location
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At Dene Academy, we are dedicated to delivering a supportive, exciting and engaging curriculum providing opportunities for challenge, creativity and independent learning. We aim for our students to feel: a sense of community; to grow in confidence; to be proud of their achievements and to be inspired by their teachers.
At Dene, high quality teaching and learning are at the heart of everything we do, combined with exceptional pastoral support to meet the individual needs of every student. As well as encouraging a thirst for knowledge and a love of learning, we are keen to empower our students so that they are independent learners of the future.
Our school culture and community ethos is rooted in support, challenge, ambition and achievement. As a school, we want our students to be resilient and confident and to secure the best academic outcomes possible. We believe that all of our students can be successful irrespective of their background or starting point in life we are committed to being "A Centre of Excellence.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 147122
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- 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
- 2019
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Sowerby | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Blake | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Ann-Marie Lee | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Garside | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carina Briggs | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Natalie Coyne | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Neil Parkin | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Price | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Nelson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mrs Ellen Harrison Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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