Denefield School
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Denefield School |
| logo | Denefield School Logo.png |
| motto | Success for life |
| established | 1976 |
| type | Academy |
| head | Edwin Towill |
| chair | Lorraine Doyle |
| address | Long Lane |
| location | Tilehurst |
| city | Reading |
| county | Berkshire |
| country | England |
| postcode | RG31 6XY |
| local_authority | West Berkshire |
| ofsted | yes |
| urn | 137777 |
| enrolment | 1142 |
| lower_age | 11 |
| upper_age | 18 |
| website | http://www.denefield.org.uk |
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Denefield School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Tilehurst (near Reading) in Berkshire, England.
History
The school was founded in 1976 and was originally called Long Lane Comprehensive School after its location. This name was later changed to avoid confusion with a primary school of the same name on the same road.
When founded, the school had an enrolment of 180 students in Year 7 which was greatly increased the following year when all the students from Cintra Secondary Modern School joined after that school closed.
The Sixth form took its first students in 1981. Over the years Denefield has continued to grow and by 1992 when it became a grant-maintained school it had over 1,000 students on roll. It was awarded a specialism as a Technology College in 1994.
In 1999, Denefield became a foundation school and in January 2012, Denefield became an academy.
Ofsted ratings
The school was rated "good with outstanding features in 2005" and "satisfactory" in 2010.
In 2012 it was rated "inadequate".
In 2014 it was inspected again and rated "good".
It was rated "good" following a short inspection in January 2018 and again in November 2023.
Building
The original school building was erected in 1976 as temporary accommodation, however, the old building still stands and much of the school has been rebuilt and refurbished. The school has facilities for Science, Technology, Art and Music and has large grounds which are used for sporting activities. The school was graded 'good' in its last Ofsted inspection in November 2023.
Headteachers
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| Name | Dates in post | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
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| Mr Edwin Towill | Sept 2019 to date | ||||||
| Mrs Lucy Hillyard (formerly Miss Lucy Dawe) | url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/headteachers_at_denefield#incoming-772006 | title=Headteachers at Denefield | publisher=What do they Know | date=March 2016 }} | |||
| Mr Glyn Whiteford | Sept 2008 to Aug 2015 | ||||||
| Mr Eric Joint | Sept 2000 to Aug 2008 | ||||||
| Mr Mike Scott | May 1984 to Aug 2000 | ||||||
| Mr Derek Hopkins | Sept 1976 to Apr 1984 | ||||||
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References
References
- [https://archive.today/20120724001204/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?Mode=Z&No=8695404&Type=P&Num=p360&Phase=k&Year=06&Base=c DFES Performance Tables]
- (April 2016). "Cintra network website". Cintra Network.
- "Denefield School: Inspection 2012". Ofsted.
- "Ofsted: Denefield School 2014".
- (March 2016). "Headteachers at Denefield". What do they Know.
- (September 2016). "Chronicles of Purley 1990-1994". Project Purley.
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