Denbigh School | Secondary with sixth form in Milton Keynes | Ofsted & DfE

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

71%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1395.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,784

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

71%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1395.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,784

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

71%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1395.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,784

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMilton Keynes

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Denbigh School · Secondary with sixth form · Milton Keynes

Part ofTHE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

79%

-2pp

83%81%78%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 79%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

68%

+4pp

68%64%60%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 68%

Attainment 8

54.3

-1.3

55.654.453.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 54.3

EBacc entry

71%

-1pp

72%62%51%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 71%

EBacc APS

1395.8

-3.8

1399.61174.1948.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1395.8

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

32.8

+2.3

35.632.629.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32.8

A-level value added

+0.01

+0.10.00.0

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

+4pp

18%16%13%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

C+

B-C+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,784

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

22%

FSM eligible

19%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX

Local authority

Milton Keynes

Website

http://www.denbigh.net

Telephone

01908505030

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	79%	68%	54.3	Not applicable	71%	1395.8	72%	1,784
2023/24	81%	64%	55.6	+0.30	72%	1399.6	74%	1,761
2022/23	82%	63%	54.0	+0.12	51%	1310.7	54%	1,774
2021/22	83%	60%	54.0	+0.18	53%	1282.0	56%	1,751
2018/19	78%	61%	53.2	+0.29	64%	948.5	64%	1,697
2017/18	76%	60%	49.5	-0.10	73%	889.2	74%	1,599
2016/17	78%	56%	53.9	+0.33	62%	—	63%	1,561

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	32.8	C+	+0.01	17%	253
2023/24	30.6	C	-0.03	13%	235
2022/23	29.6	C	—	14%	241
2021/22	35.6	B-	—	18%	223
2018/19	30.1	C	+0.05	14%	218
2017/18	30.5	C	+0.09	10%	241
2016/17	30.5	C	+0.04	14%	227

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,784	18.7	11%	22%	19%	6%	14%
2023/24	1,761	17.7	9%	20%	16%	6%	15%
2022/23	1,774	18.8	8%	18%	16%	7%	20%
2021/22	1,751	18.7	7%	17%	16%	8%	25%
2020/21	1,745	17.8	8%	16%	11%	—	—
2018/19	1,697	17.8	8%	16%	15%	5%	10%
2017/18	1,599	17.0	8%	16%	16%	4%	8%
2016/17	1,561	17.4	8%	15%	18%	4%	8%