Denefield School
About the school
Denefield School is an open secondary school in West Berkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 1 November 2023
- Published
- 17 December 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47
- West Berkshire
- 48
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Berkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 49.70%
- West Berkshire
- 48.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.90%
- West Berkshire
- 68.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 37.70%
- West Berkshire
- 43.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.14
- West Berkshire
- 4.29
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.96
AAB or better
- School
- 12.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1142
Girls
49.74%
Boys
50.26%
SEN support
18.65%
Education, health and care plan
2.98%
English as an additional language
4.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.49%
Overall absence
8.94
Persistent absence
24.44
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
180
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
67
Sustained education or employment
94%
Higher education
37%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
43%