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Denefield School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 49 49.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
49 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
49.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
14.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.16 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 47[6] 49.7%[6]
2023/24 49.3[4] 53.4%[4] +0.16[4]
2022/23 52.2[7] 56%[7] +0.44[7]
2021/22 53.6[8] 54%[8] +0.10[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
12.2% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 14%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 7.5%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 8.8%[12]
2018/19 C-[13] 4.8%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
44% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
10% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
32% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[14]
Employment
4% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[15] 52%[15] 10%[15] 24%[15] 4%[15] 5%[15]
2020/21 94%[16] 44%[16] 12%[16] 25%[16] 8%[16] 4%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 53%[17] 12%[17] 23%[17] 3%[17] 5%[17]
2018/19 95%[18] 50%[18] 1%[18] 33%[18] 6%[18] 4%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
37% 2022/23[19]
Education
39% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
12% 2022/23[19]
Employment
43% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 46%[20] 46%[20] 11%[20] 31%[20]
2020/21 90%[21] 41%[21] 43%[21] 10%[21] 37%[21]
2019/20 85%[22] 33%[22] 39%[22] 4%[22] 42%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 51%[23] 51%[23] 4%[23] 37%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
57% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
10% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
9% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 53%[26] 13%[26]
2019/20 53%[25] 10%[25] 9%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 54%[27] 3%[27] 5%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 53%[28] 5%[28] 3%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
1 Nov 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
17 Dec 2023[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
16 Jan 2018[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] No overall grade[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
437 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
217 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
203 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.1 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 440[31] 209[31] 208[31] 2.1[31] 1.0[31]
Entry Sept 2024 487[31] 212[31] 196[31] 2.5[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2023 452[31] 199[31] 200[31] 2.3[31] 1.0[31]
Entry Sept 2022 471[31] 230[31] 196[31] 2.4[31] 1.2[31]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
200 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1137[1]
Trust
DENEFIELD SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
West Berkshire[1]
Website
http://www.denefield.org.uk[1]
District
West Berkshire[33]
Postcode
RG31 6XY[1]
URN
137777[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1142 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
4.9% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
18.7% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
3% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
17.5% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
78.3%[35]
Mixed
10.2%[35]
Asian
6.7%[35]
Black
2.7%[35]
Any other ethnic group
0.5%[35]
Unclassified
1.5%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (2)
    4 | P a g e © Denefield School closing date for applications in the normal admissions round (31 October 2026). (p. 4)
    Admission numbers The school's admission number for entry to Year 7 in September 2027 will be 200. (p. 2)
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