Desborough School
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| Desborough School | |
| Motto | Difficulties Yield To Diligence |
| Established | 1894 |
| Type | Comprehensive community school |
| Religious affiliation | Secular |
| Headteacher | Andrew J Linnell |
| Specialism | Language College |
| Location | Shoppenhangers Road Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 2QB  England |
| LEA | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Ofsted number | 110099 |
| Students | 1,087 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | www.desborough.org.uk |
Desborough School is an all boys comprehensive school on Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
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[edit] History
The school was founded as Maidenhead Grammar School in 1894 and in September 1973 it converted to comprehensive schooling. The school is the subject of a book, 100 not out, written by Mr. David Evans to celebrate the centenary of Desborough School.
During the 1990s Desborough School became a grant-maintained school providing it with increased funding and a greater degree of autonomy. The passing of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 abolished grant-maintained schools and Desborough reverted to LEA control.
In 2003, the school won Language College status and as such underwent a regeneration in the language department with many facilities upgraded. Additional new languages are offered as extra curricular subjects. Japanese is now taught on Tuesdays after school. A major renovation of the historic main school building was completed in 2006. This upgrade saw a new library being built, along with a new staff room, the creation of more classrooms and the removal of the school reception to the old music house. Further upgrades around the school have also occurred in recent years with a new music department being built in the place of the old temporary buildings in 2003.
The school has suffered from arson attacks and burglaries and has had to install a full suite of external CCTV cameras, and has trialled "a new CCTV system called ‘Class Watch’ ... a stand-alone system aimed at supporting staff and pupils inside the teaching areas"[1].
The latest Ofsted inspection rated the school as "satisfactory"[2].
[edit] Alumni
Famous students include Nick Hornby,Countdown director Derek Hallworth, John O'Farrell, Mark Richardson (GB 400 m runner), Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits keyboard player), and Toby Anstis. A former pupil, Dicky Patounas, became one of the youngest ever Red Arrows in 1997 at the age of 27[3].
Recently Toby Anstis visited the school to take part in the BBC school report[4].
[edit] Head Teachers
The headteacher is Mr. Andrew Linnell, the former head of Reading School who took over in 2005 from Mr. David Eyre who moved to Brighton Hill Community College[5] at Basingstoke.
[edit] Sixth form
The school has joined the consortium program along with Altwood, Cox Green and Newlands School in 2003. The consortium allows sixth form students to take a subject which is not offered at his or her school and study it at another school. Subjects such as psychology and politics are among the popular choices. Transport is provided in between schools. School timetable are fitted around the consortium students which minimises clashes with other subjects.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Desborough School Annual Report 2003-2004
- ^ Ofsted Inspection Report for Desborough School (2006)
- ^ "RAF Red Arrows Newsletter 1997"
- ^ "Toby anstis showing his love for Mr lehain"
- ^ http://www.brightonhill.hants.sch.uk Brighton Hill Community College
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