Community school · North Northamptonshire

Denfield Park Primary School

3–11Ages
444Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121942URN

Victoria Road, Rushden, NN10 0DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

135 applications for 60 places · 29th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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 North Northamptonshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

135 applications · 60 places offered · 70 named it first

2026 2.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 2.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 2.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 2.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 2.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 3.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 3.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
2015 3.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
2014 3.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 12 of 13 years.

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North Northamptonshire 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	135	2.3	70	1.17
Sep 2025	59	128	2.2	68	1.15
Sep 2024	58	103	1.8	58	1.00
Sep 2023	50	104	2.1	50	1.00
Sep 2022	57	127	2.2	69	1.21
Sep 2021	57	147	2.6	77	1.35
Sep 2020	58	132	2.3	76	1.31
Sep 2019	58	169	2.9	83	1.43
Sep 2018	59	151	2.6	85	1.44
Sep 2017	58	179	3.1	97	1.67
Sep 2016	59	183	3.1	90	1.53
Sep 2015	59	185	3.1	86	1.46
Sep 2014	58	211	3.6	102	1.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 56% · Maths 63% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%76th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard16%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard12%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	49%	0%	106	103
2023/24	59%	3%	106	106
2022/23	58%	10%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Denfield Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Newton Road School
0.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Alfred Lord Tennyson School
0.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Higham Ferrers Junior School
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Requires improvement2023
South End Infant School
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2020

1.7applications per place
Whitefriars Primary School
1.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place
South End Junior School
1.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

70%met the SATs standard
Rushden Primary Academy
1.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121942 · 940/2206
Capacity: 420 pupils · 444 on roll
Free school meals: 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Hayway Infant and Nursery School (URN 121858)
Address: Victoria Road, Rushden, NN10 0DA
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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