OFSTED
1 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Berkshire
Trust
DENEFIELD SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,171
1,171 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
597
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
574
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
below England
School
16.8%
West Berkshire
14.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
West Berkshire
10.7%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
West Berkshire
0.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.7%
875
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
53
Any other White background
3.6%
42
White and Asian
2.5%
29
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
27
Pakistani
2.0%
23
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.7%
289 of
1,171 pupils
3.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.0
7.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.16 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.94%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.72 pts
higher than
England
School
8.94%
West Berkshire
5.91%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.62 pts
higher than
England
School
24.44%
West Berkshire
14.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.05%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
3.05%
West Berkshire
1.74%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.0%
10.7 pts
above England
Denefield School
103.0%
West Berkshire
93.1%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.