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Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School

Primary · Huddersfield · HD8 8UN

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 1 December 2021

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At a glance

52 pupils · 72% of 72 capacity

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–10
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
5.8% of pupils
English as additional language
0% of pupils
SEN support
11.3% of pupils
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils
Website
www.denbyfirstschool.kirklees.sch.uk
URN
107742

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 10 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.5%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
14.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£9,855
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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