Denfield Park Primary School
Victoria Road, Rushden, NN10 0DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alice Hanney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 444
- URN
- 121942
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933355961
About this school
Denfield Park Primary School is a community primary school in Rushden. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 444 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- 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 | 52 | 58 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 59% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 74% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 72% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 69% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Denfield Park 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 | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 433 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Denfield Park Primary School compares
Denfield Park Primary School ranked 77th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 444 | — |
| Newton Road School | 40% | 6.6% | 40.7% | 196 | 0.3 miles |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson School | 50% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 147 | 0.4 miles |
| Higham Ferrers Junior School | — | 4.3% | 23.2% | 322 | 0.8 miles |
| South End Infant School | — | 4.9% | 18.2% | 195 | 0.9 miles |
| Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.8% | 19.3% | 255 | 0.9 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)
- 19.85%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 14.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newton Road School0.3 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Alfred Lord Tennyson School0.4 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Higham Ferrers Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
South End Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Rushden
Other schools in Rushden
Denfield Park Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Rushden.
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School Primary
- Higham Ferrers Junior School Primary
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Newton Road School Primary
- Rushden Primary Academy Primary
- South End Infant School Primary
- South End Junior School Primary
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Whitefriars Primary School Primary
- Rushden Academy Secondary
- The Ferrers School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Denfield Park Primary School teach?
- Denfield Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rushden.
- Who is the headteacher of Denfield Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Denfield Park Primary School is Mrs Alice Hanney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Denfield Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denfield Park 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 big is Denfield Park Primary School?
- Denfield Park Primary School has 444 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Denfield Park Primary School full?
- Denfield Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 444 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Denfield Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Denfield Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Denfield Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Denfield Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Denfield Park Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Denfield Park Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Denfield Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Denfield Park Primary School rank locally?
- Denfield Park Primary School ranked 77th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Denfield Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Denfield Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Denfield Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denfield Park 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 30 June 2026.