Denton Primary School
Vicarage Lane, Northampton, NN7 1DT
84 pupils · 58% of 144 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 25 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 54% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 6 | 21 | 7 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 7 | 24 | 8 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 14 | 39 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 12 | 12 | 25 | 12 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 16 | 12 | 29 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 12 | 12 | 29 | 12 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Yardley Hastings Primary School 2.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Cogenhoe Primary School 2.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Little Houghton Church of England Primary 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Grendon Church of England Primary School 4.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hackleton CofE Primary School 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ecton Brook Primary School 5.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.