Misbourne School

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The Misbourne School
Established 1955
School type Co-Educational Secondary School
Headteacher Mr Jonathan Howard-Drake
Location Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Students 1,250
Colours Cherry-Red & Navy-Blue
Email admin@misbourne.bucks.sch.uk
Website www.misbourne.bucks.sch.uk

The Misbourne School is a co-educational secondary school in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has approximately 1,250 pupils. [1]

In September 2006 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status in Visual Arts and Technology. [2]

According to a local press report, [3] the Misbourne School was one of several Buckinghamshire schools, which were heavily in debt. The school, however, were confident that they could significantly reduce the debt in the following year.

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The Misbourne School was the friendliest school in Britain in 2005, [4] according to a report from Friends Reunited.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Schools Directory. Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
  2. ^ Specialist Schools Home. DfES (July 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
  3. ^ Story, Clara. "Our schools don’t get the sums right", Bucks Free Press, 6 March 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
  4. ^ PRNewswire (29 November 2005). Friends Reunited 2005 School Report Shows Women Make Better School Friends Than Men. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.

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