Denbury Primary School
West Street, Denbury, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Stone
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 113197
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803812583
About this school
Denbury Primary School is a community primary school in Newton Abbot. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Denbury Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 62% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 15% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 85% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 69% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Denbury Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Denbury Primary School compares
Denbury Primary School ranked 254th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 4.1% | 10.2% | 111 | — |
| Ipplepen Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 14.6% | 161 | 1.7 miles |
| Canada Hill Community Primary School | 87% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 344 | 1.8 miles |
| Broadhempston Village Primary School | 67% | 2% | 11.1% | 43 | 2.1 miles |
| Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit | 74% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 467 | 2.1 miles |
| Abbotskerswell Primary School | 71% | 3.6% | 11.8% | 102 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.2%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 10.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ipplepen Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Canada Hill Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Broadhempston Village Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Totnes
-
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit2.1 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Abbotskerswell Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Newton Abbot
Denbury Primary School ranks 27th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Newton Abbot.
- Abbotskerswell Primary School Primary
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Primary
- Ashburton Primary School Primary
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bovey Tracey Academy Primary
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Canada Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Chagford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Decoy Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Denbury Primary School teach?
- Denbury Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton Abbot.
- Who is the headteacher of Denbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Denbury Primary School is Mr Jamie Stone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Denbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denbury Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Denbury Primary School?
- Denbury Primary School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Denbury Primary School full?
- Denbury Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 111 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Denbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Denbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Denbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Denbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Denbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Denbury Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Denbury Primary School ranked 254th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Denbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Denbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Denbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denbury Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.