Denfield Park Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Victoria Road
Rushden
Northamptonshire
NN10 0DA
Phone 01933355961
Reference Number 121942

Denfield Park Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating in its latest inspection, which was also its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Pupils express happiness at school and demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning, reflecting the strong values instilled by the school. The leadership team has made commendable strides in developing an ambitious curriculum that emphasizes vocabulary and knowledge crucial for student success.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 433
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.42%
Girls: 50.58%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 28 28 56
2 21 36 57
3 29 29 58
4 28 28 56
5 25 31 56
6 34 22 56

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 75.5%
White, Other 10.2%
African 3.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.3%
Indian 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
White & Asian 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 07 Feb 2023
Date Report
07 Feb 2023 School inspection:
21 Oct 2020 Monitoring visit
09 Jan 2018 Short inspection
05 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
10 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
04 Jun 2009 Curriculum and development visit
12 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and show positive attitudes to learning.
  • Teachers have high expectations of behaviour, which pupils respond to well.
  • A strong focus on teaching reading and phonics is evident.
  • Support for pupils with SEND is excellent.
  • Teachers adapt lessons effectively to meet diverse learning needs.
  • Pupils feel well cared for and appreciate the support for emotional and mental health.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils are not given enough time to practice their writing.
  • Handwriting instruction in key stage 1 needs more careful planning.
  • Pupils do not yet understand the fundamental British values.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.3
Writing 2.8
Maths -0.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 34 1
Third Preference 26 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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