Denbigh Primary School

LutonCommunity school

Bishopscote Road Site, Luton, LU3 1NS

Headteacher: Mrs Natalie McKiernanSchool website ↗Pupils: 627 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
77% of first-choice applicants offered a place
82%
Reading, Writing & Maths
77%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
82.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 83%·Maths 89%All three 82%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
90
How many families wanted this school first?
115
How many got their first choice?
89of 115 (77.4%)
How many applied in total?
281

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
33.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
89.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
22.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
310 girls, 317 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 82% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1646.0%0.0%+0.3+1.8+2.3
2016/1774.0%8.0%+1.6+0.8+2.2
2017/1876.0%13.0%+3.8+1.2+3.1
2018/1970.0%16.0%+2.6-0.4+0.8
2022/2372.0%9.0%-1.3-1.4+0.7
2023/2470.0%8.0%---
2024/2582.0%8.0%---