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EnglandSouth EastLewesBN9 0QJDenton Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Denton Community Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Lewes · Newhaven · BN9 0QJ www.dentonprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
226
cap. 308
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Denton Community Primary School and Nursery · Primary · East Sussex

Finance£8643 spend / pupil£7914 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
+2pp
72%61%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
4%
+1pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
4%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
56%
LA AVG 66.61%
SPAG higher standard
11%
LA AVG 20.05%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.48
Maths scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 103.86
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
226
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Acacia Road, Denton, Newhaven, BN9 0QJ
Local authority
East Sussex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%4%70%19%74%4%59%4%89%56%104.099.0100.027%226
2023/2450%3%77%17%77%7%67%7%83%67%105.0101.0104.021%247
2022/2363%0%81%22%72%0%88%3%75%72%105.0104.0103.0-1.70-2.30-1.0018%239
2018/1952%0%61%9%70%12%70%12%70%70%100.0102.0103.0-5.30-3.50-4.9024%269
2017/1872%3%75%16%78%9%81%9%75%81%103.0102.0105.0-1.60-0.70-1.5020%273
2016/1768%0%84%0%81%6%81%10%90%84%102.0103.0105.0-0.40+0.50+0.2013%261

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2522619.027%4%22%5%13%
2023/2424721.821%4%23%5%12%
2022/2323922.018%3%24%7%18%
2021/2223018.923%2%25%7%21%
2020/2126523.322%3%26%
2018/1926925.624%3%23%5%12%
2017/1827322.820%3%27%5%11%
2016/1726120.713%4%27%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.