Misbourne School
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| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Secondary modern community school |
| Headteacher | Mr Jonathan Howard-Drake |
| Specialism | Visual Arts and Technology |
| Location | Great Missenden Buckinghamshire England  |
| LEA | Buckinghamshire |
| Ofsted number | 110490 |
| Students | 1,250 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| School colours | Cherry Red and Navy Blue |
| Website | www.misbourne.bucks.sch.uk |
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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]
Misbourne was the first purpose-built, secondary modern school in the country.[2] The first pupils started at the school on 19th December 1955, although it did not officially open until 20th January 1956. Originally there were only twenty-five students.[3]
In 2005/2006 the school celebrated its 50th Anniversary. The celebrations culminated in a Jubilee summer fête in June 2006. which was attended by Cherie Blair.[4]
In September 2006 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status in Visual Arts and Technology.[5]
According to a local press report in 2006, the Misbourne School was one of several Buckinghamshire schools, which were heavily in debt. The school, however, were confident that they would significantly reduce the debt in the following year.[6]
The Misbourne School was the friendliest school in Britain in 2005, according to a report from Friends Reunited.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ Schools Directory. Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ The Misbourne News. Misbourne School Newsletter (October 2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ "Old school pals invited to be part of Golden Jubilee bash", Bucks Free Press, 7 September 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ Phillips, Neil. "Cherie Blair keeps her playground date", Bucks Free Press, 23 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- ^ Specialist Schools Home. DfES (July 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ Story, Clara. "Our schools don’t get the sums right", Bucks Free Press, 6 March 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ PRNewswire (29 November 2005). "Friends Reunited 2005 School Report Shows Women Make Better School Friends Than Men". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ "Friendly praise for school celebrating 50 years", Bucks Free Press, 5 December 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
[edit] External links
- School website
- Ofsted Reports
- DCSF Performance Tables (GCSE and equivalent)
- DCSF Performance Tables (Post-16)
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