Denfield Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Rushden, North Northamptonshire
Denfield Park Primary School is a primary school in Rushden, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Victoria Road, Rushden, NN10 0DA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 444 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are happy.”
- “They show positive attitudes to learning.”
- “Teachers have high expectations of behaviour.”
To improve
- “Historically, too many pupils have not performed as well as they should in national tests in reading, writing and phonics.”
- “In some English lessons, teachers do not give pupils the time they need to practise their writing.”
- “Leaders have not yet planned well enough how to support pupils to develop their handwriting in key stage 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 2023 (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) | 49% | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as North Northamptonshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- Newton Road School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Higham Ferrers Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- South End Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitefriars Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South End Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Rushden Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published