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Denbigh Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onWALLSEND, NE28 0DS

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2013

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Students

458

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Denbigh Community Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in WALLSEND, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Denbigh Community Primary School is a foundation school in WALLSEND, North Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 458 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 56 primaries in North Tyneside and #1,035 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 14.9%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -0.6

1.5 to 4.8

2.9

Write

LA -0.7

1.3 to 4.4

1.3

Maths

LA -1.3

-0.2 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.5

Read

LA 0.3

2.9 to 6.2

1.8

Write

LA 0.4

0.3 to 3.4

5.2

Maths

LA 0.2

3.7 to 6.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 64%

Reading86% LA 73%

Writing83% LA 77%

Maths91% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.2

-0.1 to 2.9

1.8

Write

LA 0.6

0.3 to 3.3

3.7

Maths

LA 0.3

2.3 to 5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-09-27

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(5 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 457 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	457	6	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	458	6	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	467	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	458	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	447	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	449	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	454	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	459	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	454	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	454	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	455	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	454	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	451	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	454	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.5%