Denbigh School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK5 6EX · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att855.6
- P80.3
- EM5+64%
- Absence6.2%
1.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 136730
Shenley Brook End School
Academy converter · Milton Keynes · MK5 7ZT
Ages 11–19 · 1,845 pupils · Milton Keynes
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
46.8
Overall absence
8.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-04-25
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.25
−20+2
Attainment 846.8
English & maths grade 5+45%
English & maths grade 4+69%
EBacc entry16%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.1%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 6.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,549
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill97%
1,845 pupils · 1,900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,845
- Boys / girls
- 922 / 923
- School capacity
- 1,900
- Capacity fill
- 1,845 / 1,900 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- FSM pupils
- 285
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: 5 DIMENSIONS TRUST
- Academy trust
- 5 DIMENSIONS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth McCluskey
Location
- Address
- Walbank Grove, Shenley Brook End
- Postcode
- MK5 7ZT
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- District
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 1,845 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.1%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Hazeley Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK8 0PT · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att849.1
- P80.1
- EM5+56%
- Absence7.3%
1.2 miles away
Lord Grey Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK3 6EW · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att843.0
- P8-0.1
- EM5+42%
- Absence7.5%
1.8 miles away
St Paul's Catholic School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK6 5EN · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att847.0
- P80.0
- EM5+44%
- Absence7.1%
2.0 miles away
The Milton Keynes Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK6 5LA · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–18
- Att835.8
- P8-0.3
- EM5+24%
- Absence8.6%
2.2 miles away
Watling Academy
Ofsted: OutstandingFree schools · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK8 1EP · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–18
- Absence7.1%
- FSM24.1%
2.3 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth McCluskey
- Telephone
- 01908520264