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Denbigh School

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

State-funded
Secondary
Ages 11–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Denbigh School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Milton Keynes, South East, for pupils aged 11–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment group
Academies
Phase of education
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
1,700
Pupils on roll
1,778
URN
136468

Admissions

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Academy trust or group
THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST

Contact the school or your local authority for catchment and application deadlines.

School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date
1,700
Pupils on roll
1,778
Unfilled places at survey date
0

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences
327

Times the school was named as a family's first preference.

Total preferences
1,201

All recorded preference positions for this school.

Offers made
257

Offers recorded through coordinated admissions, not physical capacity.

First preferences compared with offers

1.27 first preferences per offer

327 first preferences and 257 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions yearFirst preferencesTotal preferencesOffers made
2026/273271,201257
2025/262951,149258
2024/252831,125257
2023/243591,134252
2022/233991,214254

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

  • Attainment 8 score

    School
    54.3
    England
    47.1

    Pupils included: 266

  • Grade 5 or above in English & maths

    School
    68%
    England
    46.5%

    Pupils included: 266

  • Grade 4 or above in English & maths

    School
    78.9%
    England
    66.4%

    Pupils included: 266

  • Entering the EBacc

    School
    71.1%
    England
    41.5%

    Pupils included: 266

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

  • Ungraded inspection

    Inspected 27 November 2024 · Published 12 January 2025

    Outcome: Standards maintained

School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6EX
Local authority
Milton Keynes

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