Denbigh SchoolShenley Brook End School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Milton Keynes.

Summary of the comparison

Denbigh School and Shenley Brook End School are secondary schools in Milton Keynes.

  • Denbigh School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shenley Brook End School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Denbigh School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Denbigh School was judged Good and Shenley Brook End School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.3 for Denbigh School and 45.4 for Shenley Brook End School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Denbigh School (54.0 in 2021-22, 54.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Shenley Brook End School (50.2 in 2021-22, 45.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Denbigh School versus Shenley Brook End School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Milton KeynesDenbigh SchoolMilton KeynesShenley Brook End SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking2nd of 15 in Milton Keynes Stronger figure8th of 15 in Milton Keynes
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,784 1,883
Capacity1,700 1,900
LocationMilton Keynes, MK5 6EX Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
GCSE results
Attainment 854.3 Stronger figure45.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths68.0% Stronger figure44.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths78.9% Stronger figure61.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc71.1% Stronger figure27.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.25 Stronger figure3.98 4.09
Cohort266 304
A-level results
A-level entries223 181
A-level average points32.8 Stronger figure30.1 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points34.2 Stronger figure30.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.0% Stronger figure11.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,784 1,883
Free school meals (ever 6)19.3% 20.6%
English as an additional language22.0% 31.2%
SEN support9.0% 10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% Stronger figure8.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.3% Stronger figure22.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Denbigh School

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