Denton Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Newhaven. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Acacia Road, Newhaven, BN9 0QJ
Website: www.dentonprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01273513377
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Guy Walsh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114433

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 308
Number of Pupils: 265
Number of Boys: 143
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.3 Confidence interval -7.4 to -3.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -6.8 to -3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Denton Community Primary School and Nursery
Acacia Road , Denton BN9 0QJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harbour Primary and Nursery School
Church Hill , BN9 9LX
3out of 4 1,783 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Breakwater Academy
Valley Road , BN9 9UT
3out of 4 2,115 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
High Cliff Academy
Southdown Road , BN9 9FD
4out of 4 2,405 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Seahaven Academy
Haven Way , BN9 9TD
3out of 4 2,418 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School South
Hilltop House , Palmerston Road BN9 0NS
- not rated 851 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.