Secondary school

Denbigh School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Milton Keynes
  • MK5 6EX
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 532 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 17%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 14%2017/18: top 31%2018/19: top 19%2021/22: top 25%2022/23: top 17%2023/24: top 14%2024/25: top 17%No exams

A-level results

#254 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 854.3 · South East 468/10 Above+7.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths68% · South East 44.8%9/10 Top 20%+14.3 pts
EBacc point score5.25 · South East 4.039/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.30 · South East +0.018/10 Above
A level points per entry32.83 · South East 33.475/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 57.2 · 196 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 53.9 · 196 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 49.5 · 194 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 53.2 · 190 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 54 · 252 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 54 · 260 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 55.6 · 261 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 54.3 · 266 pupils · South East 4657.249.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 56% · 196 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 60% · 194 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 61% · 190 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 60% · 252 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 63% · 260 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 64.4% · 261 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 68% · 266 pupils · South East 44.8%68%56%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.17 · 203 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 30.51 · 202 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 30.51 · 225 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 30.13 · 200 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 35.64 · 196 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 29.6 · 221 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 30.57 · 211 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 32.83 · 223 pupils · South East 33.4735.6429.6No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in71.0%
232 of 327 who put it first2014 · 56.3%2026 · 70.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st327232
2nd38112
3rd3177

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2019Good
  4. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,778
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.3%
First language not English22.0%
SEN support9.0%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.4%
Persistently absent pupils14.3%

Girls 51.5%Boys 48.5%

104.6% full · 1,700 places · 475 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 212 responses (11.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.5% not applicable53.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year83.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.7% not applicable76.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?28.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 28.3% who said Yes above58.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school84.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development77.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent85.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 94.3
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 20.2
  • Other support 51.4

Teachers 103.3 FTE · Whole workforce 174.9 · 207 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,689
Spend per pupil£7,186
Staff spend per pupil£5,482
Reserve per pupil−£244
  • −£436,000revenue reserve
  • −£888,000in-year balance

Grants £6,886 · self-generated £257 · premises £408 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £1,661,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

261 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95%
  • Education92.3%
  • Apprenticeship1.5%
  • Employment1.1%
  • Not sustained2.3%
  • Unknown2.7%

After sixth form (16–18)

228 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89%
  • Education66.7%
  • Higher education64%
  • Apprenticeship3.5%
  • Employment18.9%
  • Not sustained6.6%
  • Unknown4.4%