Denbigh Community Primary School
Denbigh Avenue, Howdon, Wallsend, NE28 0DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTURION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Holt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 150334
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912622509
About this school
Denbigh Community Primary School is a primary academy in Wallsend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 436 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Denbigh Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 458 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Denbigh Community Primary School compares
Denbigh Community Primary School ranked 25th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.6% | 48.3% | 436 | — |
| Stephenson Memorial Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 56.7% | 324 | 0.3 miles |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend | 76% | 5.7% | 40.9% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | — | 4.2% | 35.2% | 162 | 0.9 miles |
| Percy Main Primary School | 52% | 5.6% | 66.1% | 205 | 0.9 miles |
| Battle Hill Primary School | 45% | 6.1% | 51.8% | 286 | 1.0 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)
- 48.28%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 17.91%
Location
Nearby schools
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Stephenson Memorial Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wallsend
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend0.5 miles
Primary · Wallsend
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wallsend
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Percy Main Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · North Shields
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Battle Hill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wallsend
Other schools in Wallsend
Denbigh Community Primary School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wallsend.
- Battle Hill Primary School Primary
- Carville Academy Primary
- Hadrian Park Primary School Primary
- Redesdale Primary School Primary
- Richardson Dees Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primary
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Primary
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stephenson Memorial Primary School Primary
- Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Primary
- Western Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Denbigh Community Primary School teach?
- Denbigh Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallsend.
- Who is the headteacher of Denbigh Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Denbigh Community Primary School is Mr Mark Holt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Denbigh Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denbigh Community 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 Denbigh Community Primary School?
- Denbigh Community Primary School has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Denbigh Community Primary School full?
- Denbigh Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 436 on roll (104%), 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 Denbigh Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Denbigh Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Denbigh Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Denbigh Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Denbigh Community Primary School?
- Denbigh Community Primary School is part of CENTURION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Denbigh Community Primary School rank locally?
- Denbigh Community Primary School ranked 25th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Denbigh Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Denbigh Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Denbigh Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denbigh Community 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 3 July 2026.