Denbigh School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Burchard Crescent, Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
14.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,778
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,700 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
224 of 295 families who put it first got an offer
258
Places offered
1149
Total applications
4.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 295 | 224 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 338 | 18 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 297 | 5 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 219 | 11 | ● 5% |
| Total | 1149 | 258 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 36 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anthony Steed
- Address
- Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
- Phone
- 01908505030
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward / constituency
- Watling · Milton Keynes Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136468
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST
1,778 pupils · 1,700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,318 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.57 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 266 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17% | 17% |
| A-level students | 223 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 266 | 40% | 74% | 83% | |
| English Language | 266 | 23% | 64% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 260 | 24% | 69% | 80% | |
| Geography | 178 | 31% | 66% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 175 | 17% | 64% | 76% | |
| History | 94 | 28% | 66% | 80% | |
| French | 86 | 24% | 72% | 83% | |
| Biology | 86 | 73% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 86 | 77% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 85 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 83 | 28% | 65% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 68 | 15% | 60% | 78% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 93 | 11% | 38% | 55% | |
| Psychology | 63 | 2% | 13% | 25% | |
| Business Studies | 51 | 0% | 4% | 18% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 11% | 26% | 57% | |
| Physics | 44 | 11% | 27% | 50% | |
| Biology | 42 | 7% | 21% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 39 | 8% | 15% | 36% | |
| Economics | 37 | 3% | 11% | 35% | |
| English Language and Literature | 27 | 0% | 4% | 15% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 5% | 21% | 53% | |
| History | 17 | 6% | 18% | 47% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 17 | 0% | 0% | 35% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14162: Denbigh School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 14 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Milton Keynes council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.