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Denby Dale First and Nursery School

  • 2–10Ages
  • 112Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 107688URN

Gilthwaites Lane, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
close to Kirklees median (2.4)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

44 applications for 19 places · 54th of 107 in Kirklees

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.3applications per place, Reception
close to Kirklees median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

44 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

  1. 2026 2.3; Kirklees median median 2.4
  2. 2025 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.3
  3. 2024 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4
  5. 2022 3.2; Kirklees median median 2.5
  6. 2021 2.3; Kirklees median median 2.5
  7. 2020 1.9; Kirklees median median 2.5
  8. 2019 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.4
  9. 2018 2.4; Kirklees median median 2.4
  10. 2017 2.6; Kirklees median median 2.2
  11. 2016 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.1
  12. 2015 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.1
  13. 2014 2.0; Kirklees median median 1.9
  • This school
  • Kirklees median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202619442.3180.95
Sep 202522442.0210.95
Sep 202416332.1150.94
Sep 202318382.1181.00
Sep 202210323.280.80
Sep 202112282.3121.00
Sep 202028531.9270.96
Sep 201920392.0180.90
Sep 201817412.4171.00
Sep 201720512.6190.95
Sep 201621381.8211.00
Sep 201530481.6301.00
Sep 201422442.0210.95

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
107688 · 382/2139
Capacity
180 pupils · 112 on roll
Free school meals
8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Gilthwaites Lane, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8SG
Local authority
Kirklees

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources