Denefield School

State-Funded School

denefield-school-west-berkshire-south-east

South EastRegion

West BerkshireLocal Authority

Reading West and Mid BerkshireConstituency

RG31 6XYPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Denefield School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Berkshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,171 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.14

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,171

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,171
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
2 Jul 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.