- Denbigh School
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Denbigh School Type Foundation Comprehensive school Religion Non-denominational Headteacher Mrs S Parker Chair of Governors Mr W Butler Specialism Technology College Location Burchard Crescent
Shenley Church End
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK5 6EX
England
Local authority Milton Keynes LEA DfE URN 110498 Ofsted Reports Students 1,500 Gender Co-educational Ages 11–19 Website www.denbigh.net Coordinates: 52°01′31″N 0°47′26″W / 52.025247°N 0.790533°W
Denbigh School is a comprehensive state Secondary school in Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes in south central England.
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History
The original Denbigh School was located on Cornwall Grove in Bletchley. In the 1980s, the Local Education Authority resolved to relocate either Denbigh or (nearby) Lord Grey School to Shenley Church End. Eventually Denbigh was chosen to move. In 1991-92 term years 8 and 9 were located at the new school and other years located at the old one, the school was still in the process of being built at the time. All years moved into the new school in July 1992.
When the Shenley site opened in 1991, the site had the following areas completed, Humanities Block, Maths block 50% (Upstairs) Science Block, Technology Block, IT Room, Music Rooms, Sports hall (shared with Shenley Leisure Centre), the dining room and "the street" (an indoor communal area). Throughout that year, the English block was completed by Christmas and the playing fields by summer (prior to this the pupils in the school did outdoor PE at Loughton Middle school (Loughton County Combined School at the time) playing fields or were bussed to the Bletchley site). In 1992 the school was completed at its next phase with art rooms, an extended maths block, Modern Language block, 6th Form Block, Meeting Hall and gymnasium all opening.
Later extensions of the school involved a further extension to the art design and technology area and more recently an extended 6th form block. With the increasing popularity of IT part of the Maths block has become an ICT suite.
Shortly after the old school was demolished, however the site remained unused for some years before it was built on as an extension to the "Counties" estate in Bletchley.
Present day
In its new site, the school has delivered excellent result and is one ot the leading schools in Milton Keynes in terms of academic attainment. Consequently it has featured in the local papers from time to time because of "selection by relocation" - parents have moved home to be within its catchment area in the expectation that their child would be guaranteed entry, only to find the boundaries redrawn to cope with its permanent over-subscription for places.
As of January 2008[update] the school has 1440 students with 400 being in Sixth form.[1][2]
It is a specialist Technology College which entitles it to money from the Government to fund its DT facilities, computer rooms, and its further activities - such as Further Maths at A level.
The Current Headteacher is Mrs Sarah Parker. Her predecessor was Roger Connibear in 2005, who took over from Gillian Parkinson in 1993 - The latter being involved in overseeing the move to Shenley.
In 2007 students from the school won the BBC's national Schools Question Time Competition. Students from Denbigh, and from three other winning schools, helped to produce an episode of the show, which was broadcast on 5 July 2007.[3]
Athletes
Chris Clarke used to go to Denbigh.[4]
Greg Rutherford was also a pupil.[5]
Schools in Milton Keynes Primary Comprehensive Denbigh School · Lord Grey School · Oakgrove School · Ousedale School · St Paul's Catholic School · Shenley Brook End School · Stantonbury Campus · Walton High SchoolAcademies The Hazeley Academy · Milton Keynes AcademySpecial The Redway School · White Spire SchoolIndependent Bury Lawn School · The Grove SchoolFurther Education References
- ^ "About Denbigh School". Denbigh School. 18 September 2010. http://www.denbigh.net/pages/DenbighInformation/About.html.
- ^ "Denbigh School". Ofsted. 18 September 2010. http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/8265410/overview/?d=1&distanceMeasure=miles&Specialism=0&type=Primary,Secondary&searchstring=Denbigh+School&distanceValue=5&PC=MK5%206EX&pagetype=search-results.
- ^ "Schools Question Time winners". BBC. 30 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/6503629.stm. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ February 2008 Newsletter (page 8)
- ^ July 2008 Newsletter (page 1)
External links
Categories:- Technology Colleges in England
- Comprehensive schools in Milton Keynes
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