Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy
Nightingale Way, Denham Green, UB9 5JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Principal
- Mrs Claire Kilyan
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 139679
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895833369
About this school
Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy is a primary academy in Denham Green. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 226 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 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 72% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 90% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 79% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy compares
Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy ranked 48th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.1% | 29.7% | 226 | — |
| Denham Village School | 64% | 6.4% | 14% | 100 | 1.1 miles |
| Harefield Infant and Junior School | 67% | 7.1% | 28.4% | 207 | 1.7 miles |
| The Gerrards Cross CofE School | 81% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 434 | 2.0 miles |
| Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School | 61% | 6.9% | 23.7% | 166 | 2.5 miles |
| The Breakspear School | 77% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 680 | 2.5 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)
- 29.69%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 10.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Denham Village School1.1 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
Harefield Infant and Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Harefield
-
The Gerrards Cross CofE School2.0 miles
Primary · Gerrards Cross
-
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School2.5 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
The Breakspear School2.5 miles
Primary · Ickenham
Common questions
- What year groups does Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy teach?
- Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Denham Green.
- Who is the principal of Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy?
- The principal of Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy is Mrs Claire Kilyan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy, 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 Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy?
- Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy full?
- Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 226 on roll (84%), 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 Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy?
- Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy rank locally?
- Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy ranked 48th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.