Denfield Park Primary School

North NorthamptonshireCommunity school

Victoria Road, Rushden, NN10 0DA

Headteacher: Mrs Alice HanneySchool website ↗Pupils: 433 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2023
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
49%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2023
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 7 February 2023Full report ↗

Good

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

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
49.0%
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%.
0.0%
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 72%·Writing 56%·Maths 63%All three 49%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected56%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected63%
Exceeding12%
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?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
68
How many got their first choice?
58of 68 (85.3%)
How many applied in total?
128

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
4.0%
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
51%girls·49%boys
219 girls, 214 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 59% (2023/24), currently 49%

* 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%+2.1-0.8+3.6
2016/1746.0%0.0%-0.1+0.2+1.0
2017/1855.0%0.0%-0.8-1.7+0.8
2018/1955.0%7.0%-0.1+0.1+0.2
2022/2358.0%10.0%-1.3+2.8-0.8
2023/2459.0%3.0%---
2024/2549.0%0.0%---