Denbigh Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Luton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.437 miles
Published by Luton Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Denbigh Primary School is a primary school in Luton for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Denbigh Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.437 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.437 miles away, the 4th shortest of 12 Luton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026, there were 107 first-choice applications for 89 offers: 87 offers went to first-choice families, and 20 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That reading, writing and maths result in 2024/25 was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Luton that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Luton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Denbigh Road, Luton, LU3 1NS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 610 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at school eagerly each morning.”
- “The relationships they have with their peers and staff are based on mutual respect.”
- “Pupils engage in their learning with enthusiasm and determination.”
To improve
- “Raising attendance remains an ongoing priority.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 82% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 107 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 87 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Luton.
- Maidenhall Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- River Bank Primary School 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Austin Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- William Austin Infant School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Norton Road Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Foxdell Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published