Denton Primary School

Denton Primary School is performing well overall, demonstrating a strong standard in many areas. The school has created a positive and safe environment, with effective leadership contributing to high expectations around attendance and behavior. The support systems in place for children with special educational needs are noteworthy, allowing them to flourish alongside their peers. However, there are areas requiring further attention, particularly in developing writing and handwriting instruction, which has yet to show consistent progress across the board. The leadership is committed to ongoing improvement and has the community's backing.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding practices create a safe environment for pupils.
• Leaders have high expectations which are communicated effectively across the school.
• Positive behavior and attitudes towards learning are evident among pupils.
• Support for pupils with special educational needs is well-structured and effective.
• Strong community and parental engagement with the school.
• The personal development curriculum is well-sequenced and supports pupils' wellbeing.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent modeling of handwriting and letter formation by staff.
• Staff do not consistently identify gaps in pupils' learning, particularly in writing.
• The adaptation of learning for pupils with SEND needs further improvement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Denton Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Denton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Denton Primary School had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.1% of pupils at Denton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Denton Primary School received £9,223 and spent £8,761 for each of its 82 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £96,000 (£1,182 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Denton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Denton Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Denton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Denton Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Denton Primary School have?

Denton Primary School has 84 pupils on roll.

What age range does Denton Primary School cover?

Denton Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Denton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Denton Primary School?

Denton Primary School is at Vicarage Lane, Denton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1DT.