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Desborough School is an all boys comprehensive school in Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It 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. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the UK. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. ...
Statistics Population: 58,848 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU889811 Administration District: Windsor and Maidenhead Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Ambulance service: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: MAIDENHEAD...
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Statistics Population: 58,848 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU889811 Administration District: Windsor and Maidenhead Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Ambulance service: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: MAIDENHEAD...
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1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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 England and Wales, a grant-maintained school is a state school that opted out under local control as allowed for by the provisions of the Education Reform Act 1988. ...
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. Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the UK. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. ...
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]. The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial United Kingdom government department, established on 1st September 1992. ...
History
It was founded as Maidenhead Grammar School in 1894 on land in Shoppenhangers Road. It later converted to comprehensive schooling. David Evans, a former teacher at the school, wrote a history of the school titled One Hundred Not Out. Copies of the book can be found in Maidenhead Library. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Alumni Famous students include Nick Hornby, Countdown director Derek Hallworth, John O'Farrell, Kiran Arora, Mark Richardson (GB 400 m runner) and Toby Anstis. A former pupil, Dicky Patounas, became one of the youngest ever Red Arrows in 1997 at the age of 27[3]. Nick Hornby (born 17 April 1957 in Redhill, Surrey, England) is an English novelist and essayist. ...
Derek Hallworth is a British Television Director. ...
John OFarrell (born March 27, 1962) is a British author, broadcaster and comedy script writer. ...
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Toby In his CBBC days. ...
Red Arrows Hawk at speed during a display The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Scampton, United Kingdom. ...
Headteachers 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 at Basingstoke. Reading School is a grammar school in the town of Reading, Berkshire, England. ...
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. Newlands Girls School is a single-sex comprehensive school in Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK. It was founded as Maidenhead High School in 1905 by its first Headmistress Miss Burns, moved to The Castle Hill Centre (then The Elms) in 1907 and by 1958 had moved to Farm Road, where it still...
School events The school holds many musical events such as: - Autumn Soirée in October
- Carol Service in December
- One Night Only in February
- The David Roberts Memorial Concert in March
- The Summer Serenade in July
External links
References - ^ Desborough School Annual Report 2003-2004
- ^ Ofsted Inspection Report for Desborough School (2006)
- ^ "RAF Red Arrows Newsletter 1997" Jordan Lee-Brown [footballer]
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