Denton West End Primary School

Denton West End Primary School continues to demonstrate a good standard of education, as confirmed by the recent inspection. Pupils are happy, well-cared for, and actively engaged in their learning. The school's commitment to fostering kindness and independence among students is evident, and pupils perform well academically, with high achievements reported at the end of key stage 2. The curriculum has been thoughtfully redesigned to support all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school also effectively encourages a love of reading among its students through various initiatives involving parents and caregivers.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel well cared for.
• High expectations are set for pupil achievement, with commendable performance in national tests.
• The curriculum is well-organized and designed to build on prior knowledge.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• A strong focus on developing pupils' independence and social responsibility.
• Engagement with parents to support children's learning at home.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the essential knowledge students need to remember over time is not well defined, leading to gaps in their learning.

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 West End Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.3% 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 West End 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 West End Primary School had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% 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, 4.8% of pupils at Denton West End Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 2024–25 Denton West End Primary School received £5,919 and spent £5,655 for each of its 447 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £339,000 (£758 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Denton West End Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Denton West End Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Denton West End Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Denton West End Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Denton West End Primary School have?

Denton West End Primary School has 436 pupils on roll.

What age range does Denton West End Primary School cover?

Denton West End Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Denton West End Primary School?

Denton West End Primary School is at Balmoral Drive, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 2JX.