Great Denham Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 23 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bedford
Unique reference
135996
Address
Greenkeepers Road, Great Denham, MK40 4GG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
644 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
22%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.8%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.1%
Mixed 13.4%
Other White 7.8%
Other Asian 5%
Indian 3.7%
African 3.4%
Pakistani 3.3%
Other 2.8%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Other Black 2.5%
Caribbean 1.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Great Denham Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
96
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
87
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
34
18
16
Reception, Full-time
90
48
42
Year 1
90
48
42
Year 2
90
52
38
Year 3
97
43
54
Year 4
94
48
46
Year 5
88
41
47
Year 6
61
31
30
Year 2023-2024

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