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Desborough College

Secondary Academy school in Maidenhead SL6 2QB

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  • School Reference Number: 138879
  • Address: Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead SL6 2QB
  • Principal: Mr Andrew Murdoch
  • Telephone: 01628 634505
  • Website: desborough.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Upton Court Grammar School
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,140
  • Local Education Authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
  • Gender: Boys
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: October 2012* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 11/09/2014

Rating published on 22/10/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
16 May 2024 2 July 2024 School inspection
12 February 2019 7 March 2019 Short inspection
11 September 2014 3 October 2014 Full inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number138879
Local Authority Code868
Local Authority NameWindsor and Maidenhead
Establishment Number4000
School / College NameDesborough College
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-10-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code1
Gender of entryBoys
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,140
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils728
Number of Boys724
Number of Girls4
Percentage Free School Meals15.10
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5165
Academy trust or TrustPIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorUpton Court Grammar School
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10039314
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date17-12-2024
StreetShoppenhangers Road
Locality
Address3
TownMaidenhead
County (name)Berkshire
PostcodeSL6 2QB
Websitehttp://www.desborough.org.uk/
Telephone01628634505
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameAndrew
Headteacher/Principal last nameMurdoch
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE06000040
DistrictWindsor and Maidenhead
Ward CodeE05012508
WardOldfield
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001348
Parliamentary ConstituencyMaidenhead
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000040
Easting488422
Northing180425
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Windsor and Maidenhead 004
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Windsor and Maidenhead 004E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100081274694
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003424
LSOA CodeE01016592
Free School Meals97
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN138879
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138879
LAESTAB8684000
School nameDesborough College
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/10/2012
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityWindsor and Maidenhead
Parliamentary constituencyMaidenhead
Multi-academy trust UID5165
Multi-academy trust namePIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy sponsor UID5166
Academy sponsor nameUpton Court Grammar School
PostcodeSL6 2QB
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils728
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10321963
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection138879
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8684000
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionDesborough College
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection17/05/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date01/07/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS440033
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date11/09/2014
Publication date22/10/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection138879
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8684000
School name at time of latest graded inspectionDesborough College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS378054
Previous inspection start date21/09/2011
Previous publication date07/12/2011
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection110099
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8685403
School name at time of previous graded inspectionDesborough School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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