Denstone College
Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Lotte Tulloch
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 740
- URN
- 124473
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01889590484
About this school
Denstone College is a Church of England independent school in Uttoxeter. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 740 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Denstone College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Denstone College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1919, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 107 | 106 | 103 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 47.4 | 49.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Denstone College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.9 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 776 |
| 2023/24 | 778 |
| 2024/25 | 754 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 10
- Pupils on SEN support
- 181
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbotsholme School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Uttoxeter
-
The Manor School4.1 miles
Special schools · Uttoxeter
-
Elm House School5.1 miles
Special schools
-
Compass Community School Staffordshire5.2 miles
Special schools · Staffordshire
-
Loxley Hall School5.4 miles
Academies · Uttoxeter
Other schools in Uttoxeter
- Abbotsholme School Independent schools
- All Saints CofE Academy Denstone Primary
- Bramshall Meadows First School Primary
- Dove CofE Academy Primary
- Picknalls First School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE (A) First School Primary
- St. Peter's Church of England First School Primary
- Talbot First School Primary
- Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Oldfields Hall Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Windsor Park CE Middle School Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Denstone College teach?
- Denstone College teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an independent school in Uttoxeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Denstone College?
- The headteacher of Denstone College is Headteacher Lotte Tulloch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Denstone College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Denstone College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Denstone College?
- Denstone College has 740 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Denstone College full?
- Denstone College has capacity for 900 pupils and 740 on roll (82%), 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 Denstone College a faith school?
- Yes. Denstone College is designated Church of England.
- How have Denstone College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 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.
- What are Denstone College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denstone College'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 24 July 2026.