Denbigh School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,778 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.3
Academy sponsor led
The Milton Keynes Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 923of 1,550 places
- Free school meals
- 49.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 236
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 13 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Sir Frank Markham Community School (URN 110507).
What the data says
Of the 231 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Milton Keynes Academy in 2023, 29% stayed on in The Milton Keynes Academy’s own sixth form (Milton Keynes average 50%), 55% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.8 against 46.1 across England and 44.2 in Milton Keynes, with 34% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 45% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Milton Keynes and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Milton Keynes Academy | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 231 | 3,422 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 29% | 50% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 55% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Milton Keynes Academy | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.8 | 44.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 40% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 3.94 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 48% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.4 | 33.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.8 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 47% | 25% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 236 | 100% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 57% |
| English Language | 236 | 100% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 60% |
| English Literature | 225 | 95% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 196 | 83% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 52% |
| History | 137 | 58% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 57% |
| Business Studies | 106 | 45% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 63% |
| Geography | 72 | 31% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 56% |
| Computer Science | 56 | 24% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 61% |
| Photography | 47 | 20% | 6% | 4% | 19% | 74% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 38 | 16% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 42% |
| Graphic Communication | 35 | 15% | 1% | 23% | 23% | 57% |
| Fine Art | 31 | 13% | 9% | 10% | 28% | 52% |
| Biology | 27 | 11% | 23% | 44% | 45% | 78% |
| Physics | 26 | 11% | 23% | 42% | 46% | 77% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 11% | 23% | 46% | 47% | 81% |
| French | 25 | 11% | 18% | 32% | 29% | 76% |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 8% | 31% | 11% | 32% | 79% |
| Spanish | 17 | 7% | 19% | 6% | 27% | 24% |
| German | 16 | 7% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 69% |
| Textiles | 14 | 6% | 2% | 7% | 27% | 71% |
| Chinese | 10 | 4% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Polish | 9 | 4% | 1% | 33% | 84% | 89% |
| Citizenship Studies | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 66 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 55 | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | 28 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 24 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 16 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 7 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Milton Keynes
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87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4
Kents Hill Park all-through school
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Lift Sir Herbert Leon
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Lord Grey Academy
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.4
Oakgrove School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,527 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.