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Denbigh Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Denbigh Road, Luton LU3 1NS · denbighprimary.com · 01582 571597
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Luton 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 610
- 97% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Luton
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 24.8%
- First language not English
- 70.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 107 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 107 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 115 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 125 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 139 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 130 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Luton it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Denbigh Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 47
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied