Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy

About Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy

Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy is a school that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 51 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.7. Of those applications, 26 were first-preference choices, and exactly 26 first-preference offers were made, meaning every family who put the school as their top choice secured a spot. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, though the school does not publish a parent satisfaction survey percentage to back that up directly. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 229 pupils against a capacity of 270, so there is some room to grow. Headteacher Claire Kilyan leads a school that the most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022 rated Good overall, with Good marks across all categories including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.

Academically, Denham Green performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Buckinghamshire average of 64%. The school ranks 43rd out of 137 primary schools in the county, placing it in the top 50 nationally for this combined measure. In individual subjects, 90% met the expected standard in both maths and writing, and 79% in reading. Higher-standard attainment was more modest: 34% achieved higher in maths, 31% in reading, and just 7% in both writing and the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 106 in both reading and maths, which is slightly above the national benchmark of 100. The school does not publish progress scores, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a Forest School, playing fields, a gymnasium, library, music rooms, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, athletics, swimming, cricket and cross country, and there are clubs for gardening, chess, coding and film. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. With 29.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively diverse catchment. It is not a boarding school, has no sixth form, and does not offer nursery provision. This is a Good-rated, oversubscribed primary that suits families who want a strong state education in Buckinghamshire with solid core results and a clear focus on inclusion.

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