Danbury Park Community Primary School

EssexCommunity school

Well Lane, Danbury, Danbury, CM3 4AB

Headteacher: Mrs Samantha JonesSchool website ↗Pupils: 247 (capacity: 259)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2024
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2024
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 May 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Outstanding

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.
71.0%
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%.
18.0%
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 95%·Writing 71%·Maths 87%All three 71%
Reading
Expected95%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding42%
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?
37
How many families wanted this school first?
39
How many got their first choice?
33of 39 (84.6%)
How many applied in total?
101

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
3.0%
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).
18.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
132 girls, 115 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 75% (2018/19), currently 71%

* 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
2015/1656.0%8.0%+0.6-2.2+0.4
2016/1774.0%11.0%-0.9-1.0-1.2
2017/1863.0%17.0%-0.8+0.3-1.7
2018/1975.0%19.0%-0.7-2.1-1.4
2022/2361.0%16.0%-0.9-0.4-0.2
2023/2475.0%11.0%---
2024/2571.0%18.0%---