Denton Community Primary School and Nursery

East SussexCommunity school

Acacia Road, Denton, Newhaven, BN9 0QJ

Headteacher: Mr Matthew DoodySchool website ↗Pupils: 226 (capacity: 308)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
79% of first-choice applicants offered a place
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
79%
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.
52.0%
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%.
4.0%
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 70%·Writing 74%·Maths 59%All three 52%
Reading
Expected70%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding4%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected59%
Exceeding4%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
27of 34 (79.4%)
How many applied in total?
74

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
30.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
104 girls, 122 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 72% (2017/18), currently 52%

* 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
2015/1663.0%3.0%-0.3+0.5-1.7
2016/1768.0%0.0%-0.4+0.5+0.2
2017/1872.0%3.0%-1.6-0.7-1.5
2018/1952.0%0.0%-5.3-3.5-4.9
2022/2363.0%0.0%-1.7-2.3-1.0
2023/2450.0%3.0%---
2024/2552.0%4.0%---