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Denefield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 6XY · denefield.org.uk · 0118 941 3458
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47
- average Attainment 8 score. West Berkshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,171
- 34 over 1,137 places · 103%
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Denefield School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 217 families put the school first and 203 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 203 | 217 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 208 | 209 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 196 | 212 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 200 | 199 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 230 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47, and 49.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Berkshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47 | 46 | ||
| ▲49.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 54.5 | +3.4 |
| Sixth form college | 9 | −1 |
| Further education | 24.3 | −0.1 |
| Other education | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 students | B- (36) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 60 students | B- (36.3) | Average -0.15 | |
| 29 students | Merit+ (27.1) | Below average -0.34 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 71 | B- (35.4) | -0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 61 | C (31.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 88 | C+ (34.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 83 | C- (26.9) | -0.53 |
| 2017/18 | 70 | C (29) | -0.14 |
| 2016/17 | 76 | C- (27.6) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 62 | C (29.6) | +0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.6 | −0.6 |
| Further and other education | 3.8 | — |
| Further education | 2.5 | — |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 12.7 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 24.1 | −8.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 7.6 | −1 |
Ofsted
Denefield School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (225 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 225
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 61 parents (27%) with SEND