Denby Free CofE VA Primary School

Primary · state · Church of England · ages 4–11 · 113 pupils · DE5 8PH

Below goodOfstedInspected May 2026

15%KS2 higher standardEngland median 7%

0.9Applications per placeFirst choices, Reception 2026

80%KS2 expected standardEngland median 64%

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9.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted: Report card: achievement needs attention, curriculum and teaching needs attention

Results at age 11 (2024/25)

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths80% (typical 64%)

% at the higher standard in reading, writing and maths15% (typical 7%)

% meeting the expected standard, 3-year average (2023–2025)62% (typical 62%)

Average scaled scores: reading 109, maths 108.

How hard is it to get in?

For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put it first for 20 places (0.9 first choices per place). 90% of the families who put it first got a place.

Entry	Places	First choices	Per place	First choices offered a place
Reception, 2024	13	12	0.9	100%
Reception, 2025	14	12	0.9	100%
Reception, 2026	20	19	0.9	90%

Money

£7,584spent per pupil (typical primary £7,238)

79%of spending on staff, 50% on teachers

−£23kdeficit carried forward (2.8% of a year's income)

−£32kdeficit in the year

Income £825k, spending £857k (April 2025 to March 2026, 113 pupils).

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Scaled scores: 100 is the expected standard and 120 is the top.
Applications per place are first choices. They are national offer day figures; places can change later through waiting lists and appeals.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Money: Department for Education consistent financial reporting (council-maintained schools), 2025-26; Open Government Licence.

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Entry

Places

First choices

Per place

First choices offered a place

Reception, 2024

0.9

100%

Reception, 2025

0.9

100%

Reception, 2026

0.9

90%