Denbigh High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 136319
- Address
- Alexandra Avenue, LU3 1HE
- Website
- http://www.denbighhigh.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1123 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 82.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
Bangladeshi 41.3%
Pakistani 40.9%
Other Asian 4.5%
Other White 3.2%
Mixed 2.8%
African 2.7%
Indian 1.6%
Other 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
White British 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 85%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.87
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Denbigh High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 213
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 377
- 2nd preference
- 407
- 3rd preference
- 176
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 226 114 112 |
| Year 8 | 226 119 107 |
| Year 9 | 225 101 124 |
| Year 10 | 226 109 117 |
| Year 11 | 220 100 120 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 88.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 27.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 13.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 74.0% 47.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |