Primary school

Denbury Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • TQ12 6DP
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,602 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 56%56%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 64%2018/19: top 99%2022/23: top 42%42% · 2022/232023/24: top 51%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM31% · South West 62%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South West 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · South West 104Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 21 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 67% · 18 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 62% · 13 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 29% · 14 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 64% · 11 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 62% · 13 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 31% · 16 pupils · South West 62%67%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 21 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 18 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 13 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 14 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 18% · 11 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 15% · 13 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 16 pupils · South West 6%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 21 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 18 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 13 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 14 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 11 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 106 · 13 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 106 · 16 pupils · South West 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 21 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 18 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 13 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 99 · 14 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 11 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 107 · 13 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 103 · 16 pupils · South West 10410799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 88.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd51
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026111
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.2%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support17.1%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils10.5%

Girls 52.3%Boys 47.8%

92.5% full · 120 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.8
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 4.3
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 5.3 FTE · Whole workforce 11.3 · 26 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,624
Spend per pupil£7,508
Staff spend per pupil£6,027
Reserve per pupil£481
  • +£50,714revenue reserve
  • +£12,313in-year balance

Grants £7,327 · self-generated £297 · premises £256 per pupil