Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 2QB
England| 'Desborough School' | |
| Motto | Strenuis Ardua Cedunt - Difficulties Yield To Diligence |
| Established | 1894 |
| Type | Comprehensive community school |
| Religious affiliation | Secular |
| Headteacher | Mr. Andrew J. Linnell |
| Founder | Mr. A.E. Brooks |
| 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 |
| Houses | Dickens, Constable, Brunel and, Elgar |
| School colours | Purple and Navy Blue |
| Website | www.desborough.org.uk |
Desborough School is an all boys comprehensive school on Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
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The school was founded as Maidenhead Grammar School in 1894. 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. Additional 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 and staff room, more classrooms and the removal of the school reception to the old music house. A new music department has been built in the place of the old temporary buildings.
The school has suffered from arson attacks and burglaries and has installed external CCTV cameras. It has also trialled a new CCTV system similar to Star Lesson (www.starlesson.com) that is 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].
Notable students include:
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].
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.
The current lower sixth form has been a very successful, with lots of A*'s in the GCSE's from the year before. The most successful pupil, who got 11 A*'s and an A, was with 60% of the other pupils who also got A*'s.
The sixth form have lots of facilities, which include a library, with a large sellection of very useful books, computer suites, a room for working, and during break and lunch time, there are table games for them to use, these include: Table football (in both upper and lower sixth form common rooms) , an air hockey table (lower sixth) and a ping pong table (upper sixth).
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 their school and study it at another school. Subjects such as psychology and politics are among the subjects that Desborough offers to the other schools. Transport is provided between schools.
The current lower sixth form has been a very successful, with lots of A*'s in the GCSE's from the year before. The most successful pupil, who got 11 A*'s 2 A's and a B, was with 60% of the other pupils who also got A*'s.
The sixth form have lots of facilities, which include a library, with a large selection of very useful books, computer suites, a room for working, and during break and lunch time, there are table games for them to use, these include: Table football (in both upper and lower sixth form common rooms) , an air hockey table (lower sixth) and a ping pong table (upper sixth).
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 their school and study it at another school. Subjects such as psychology and politics are among the subjects that Desborough offers to the other schools. Transport is provided between schools.
