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Denbigh School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes MK5 6EX · denbigh.net · 01908 505030
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Milton Keynes 44.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.45 mi
- 2.33 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 (Pupils who do not satisfy any of the criteria in 1-3 but who have a sibling at the school at the time of application) · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,778
- 78 over 1,700 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4 (Pupils who do not satisfy any of the criteria in 1-3 but who have a sibling at the school at the time of application)” went to a home 1.45 mi (2.33 km) from the school. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 327 families put the school first and 257 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 257 | 327 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 258 | 295 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 257 | 283 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 252 | 359 | 1.4▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 254 | 399 | 1.6▲ | 56% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 4 (Pupils who do not satisfy any of the criteria in 1-3 but who have a sibling at the school at the time of application) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.45 mi2.33 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.3, and 68% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Milton Keynes it was 44.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲68.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 65.1 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 26.8 | +2.2 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.3 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 223 students | C+ (32.8) | Average +0.01 | |
| 225 students | C+ (33) | Average +0.01 | |
| 72 students | Dist- (31.3) | Average +0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 211 | C (30.6) | -0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 221 | C (29.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 196 | B- (35.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 200 | C (30.1) | +0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 225 | C (30.5) | +0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 202 | C (30.5) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 203 | C (30.2) | +0.22 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64 | +6.8 |
| Further education | 2.7 | +1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 18.9 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | −1.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Denbigh School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Mar 2006Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (212 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 212
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 59 parents (28%) with SEND