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
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.4
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.1 |
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 |