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| | motto = ''Strenuis Ardua Cedunt'' ("Difficulties Yield To Diligence")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desborough.org.uk/DesboroughSchool/SchoolAims/tabid/89/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Welcome |
| motto = ''Strenuis Ardua Cedunt'' ("Difficulties Yield To Diligence")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desborough.org.uk/DesboroughSchool/SchoolAims/tabid/89/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Welcome – Desborough College|website=desborough.org.uk|access-date=18 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408043008/http://www.desborough.org.uk/DesboroughSchool/SchoolAims/tabid/89/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=8 April 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref> | ||
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| '''Desborough College''' is a secondary school with ] located on Shoppenhangers Road, ], Berkshire, England. | '''Desborough College''' is a secondary school with ] located on Shoppenhangers Road, ], Berkshire, England. | ||
| Until 2009 it was an all-boys school, |
Until 2009 it was an all-boys school, but the ] has since become ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desborough.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Firc2EUCHd8%3d&tabid=183&mid=513&language=en-US|title=Desborough School official website: Sixth Form – Prospectus 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was founded as Maidenhead Modern School in 1894 under its first Headmaster, F. Fairman, who was headmaster until 1910. | ||
| In the 1970s reform in the Royal Borough ensured all schools converted to the then new ]s system, which prompted the school's name change to Desborough School after ], a prominent Maidonian. | In the 1970s reform in the Royal Borough ensured all schools converted to the then new ]s system, which prompted the school's name change to Desborough School after ], a prominent Maidonian. | ||
| For the second time in the school's history it changed status in 2012 becoming an |
For the second time in the school's history it changed status in 2012 becoming an academy school, and changed its name to Desborough College. As part of its academy status it initially partnered with the independent ], ] and The ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tes.co.uk/Upload/Attachments/TES/02DF030002/Information%20for%20Candidates.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 February 2013 |archive-date=8 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408214805/http://www.tes.co.uk/Upload/Attachments/TES/02DF030002/Information%20for%20Candidates.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| According to the book ''One Hundred Not Out''<ref>One Hundred not Out, Evans, D. M. McGraw-Hill Book Company Europe; 1st edition (1995)</ref> written by a former History master at the School, David M. Evans, the school was founded as Maidenhead Modern School in 1894, and was originally located on High Town Road. It was originally a private venture until taken over by Berkshire County Council in 1906, from whence the teachers became employees of the county. The school eventually moved to its present site on Shoppenhangers Road in 1910, after land had been purchased from Lord Desborough, after whom the school was eventually named. At this point the school was named Maidenhead County |
According to the book ''One Hundred Not Out''<ref>One Hundred not Out, Evans, D. M. McGraw-Hill Book Company Europe; 1st edition (1995)</ref> written by a former History master at the School, David M. Evans, the school was founded as Maidenhead Modern School in 1894, and was originally located on High Town Road. It was originally a private venture until taken over by Berkshire County Council in 1906, from whence the teachers became employees of the county. The school eventually moved to its present site on Shoppenhangers Road in 1910, after land had been purchased from Lord Desborough, after whom the school was eventually named. At this point the school was named Maidenhead County Boys' School. | ||
| In 1943, and under the Headmastership of A. W. Eagling, the school became known as Maidenhead County Boys' Grammar School. That changed in September 1973 when it converted to comprehensive schooling under the guidenance of headmaster Leonard 'Rover' Reynolds, a World War Two |
In 1943, and under the Headmastership of A. W. Eagling, the school became known as Maidenhead County Boys' Grammar School. That changed in September 1973 when it converted to comprehensive schooling under the guidenance of headmaster Leonard 'Rover' Reynolds, a World War Two veteran, who, at 21, became commander of Motor Gunboat 658, in the Mediterranean.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leonard 'Rover' Reynolds |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10089920/Leonard-Rover-Reynolds.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> | ||
| During the 1990s Desborough School became a ]. The passing of the ] abolished grant-maintained schools and Desborough reverted to ] control. {{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} | During the 1990s Desborough School became a ]. The passing of the ] abolished grant-maintained schools and Desborough reverted to ] control. {{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} | ||
| The school became an ] in October 2012 and changed its official name to Desborough College.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desborough College – GOV.UK |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138879#school-links |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk}}</ref> | |||
| A renovation of the historic main school building was completed in 2006. This 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. {{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} | |||
| The school became an ] in October 2012 and changed its official name to Desborough College. {{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} | |||
| ==School houses== | |||
| There are four school houses in Desborough which relate to important figures in British history, each with its own colour: | |||
| *{{color box|Red}} Hart | |||
| *{{color box|Yellow}} Lion | |||
| *{{color box|Blue}} Phoenix | |||
| *{{color box|Green}} Eagle | |||
| On their arrival at Desborough, every new boy is placed into a house where they can compete in various areas such as sporting events or other extra curricular activities. At the end of every major term an end of term assembly is held where the houses' points are collated from competing in various areas such as chess, rugby, hockey, and so on and then the house with the highest number of points is awarded with a trophy for the period of the next term. The colour of each house is displayed on the students tie with a series of stripes and on their house polo shirts as the primary colour. | |||
| ==Notable former pupils== | ==Notable former pupils== | ||
| ] at the school in 2008]] | ] at the school in 2008]] | ||
| {{alumni|date=November 2023}} | |||
| Notable former pupils include: | |||
| *], radio DJ for London's Heart FM. ] visited the school to take part in the BBC school report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://login.rbwm.org/~des.newsreport/FOV1-0008E35E/tanstis3.jpg|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630213826/http://login.rbwm.org/~des.newsreport/FOV1-0008E35E/tanstis3.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-30|title=Toby Anstis Interview: Toby talking to old teacher Mr Lehain.}}</ref> | *], radio DJ for London's Heart FM. ] visited the school to take part in the BBC school report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://login.rbwm.org/~des.newsreport/FOV1-0008E35E/tanstis3.jpg|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630213826/http://login.rbwm.org/~des.newsreport/FOV1-0008E35E/tanstis3.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-30|title=Toby Anstis Interview: Toby talking to old teacher Mr Lehain.}}</ref> | ||
| *], ] DJ and graduate of molecular biology | *], ] DJ and graduate of molecular biology | ||
| *], ] keyboard player | *], ] keyboard player | ||
| * ], |
* ], artist | ||
| *], '']'' director | *], '']'' director | ||
| *], lyricist ('']'', ], ]) | *], lyricist ('']'', ], ]) | ||
| *], Commandant General Royal Marines | *], Commandant General Royal Marines | ||
| *], writer and lyricist | |||
| *], best-selling author whose novels have been adapted into film ('']'', '']'') | |||
| *], |
*], businessperson and ] personality | ||
| *], author | *], author, comedy scriptwriter, and political campaigner | ||
| *], (Professional Football Player) ] | |||
| *], GB 400-metre runner | *], GB 400-metre runner | ||
| *], |
*], Marxist writer, journalist, polemicist, physician, and a leading member of the ] | ||
| *], British fund manager | *], British fund manager | ||
| *Richard Fitzpatrick, U.S. Marine, Founder ] | |||
| ==Headteachers== | ==Headteachers== | ||
| Desborough has had many headteachers: | |||
| * |
* F. Fairman, 1894–1910 | ||
| * |
* J. Stanton, 1910–1913 | ||
| * |
* A. E. Brooks, 1913–1941 | ||
| * |
* A. W. Eagling, 1941–1954 (oversaw conversion to grammar school) | ||
| * |
* J. C. Oliver, 1954–1960 | ||
| * |
* C. Macdonald, 1960–1965 | ||
| * L. C. Reynolds, 1965–1981 (oversaw conversion to comprehensive school) | |||
| * Mr. L. C. Reynolds DSC,OBE, 1965 – 1981 (oversaw conversion to Comprehensive School) (author)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=L. C. |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gunboat-658-Leonard-Charles-Reynolds/dp/0450018490 |title=Gunboat 658 |date=1974-01-01 |publisher=New English Library |isbn=978-0-450-01849-7 |language=English}}</ref> | |||
| * |
* D. F. Miller, 1981–1988 | ||
| * |
* M. J. Oddie, 1988–1994 | ||
| * |
* D. Eyre, 1994–2005, who moved to ] at Basingstoke. | ||
| * |
* A. Linnell, 2005–2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Desboroughs-headteacher-Andrew-Linnell-steps-down-03052012.htm|title=Maidenhead Advertiser 3 May 2012: "Desborough's headteacher Andrew Linnell steps down"|access-date=3 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408224836/http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Desboroughs-headteacher-Andrew-Linnell-steps-down-03052012.htm|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> | ||
| * |
* P. Frazer, 2012–2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Desboroughs-new-head-vows-to-make-school-beacon-of-excellence-18052012.htm|title=Maidenhead Advertiser 18 May 2012: "Desborough's new head vows to make school 'beacon of excellence'"|access-date=17 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213851/http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Desboroughs-new-head-vows-to-make-school-beacon-of-excellence-18052012.htm|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> | ||
| * |
* M. Callaghan, 2019–2022, the first ever female headteacher of Desborough. | ||
| * |
* A. Murdoch, 2022–present | ||
| == Sixth Form == | == Sixth Form == | ||
| Desborough sixth form offers full-time places to female students, |
Desborough sixth form offers full-time places to female students, making it a mixed sixth form. It is led by the head of ] education and two heads of year. | ||
| The school has joined The Consortium programme along with ], ], ] and ] in 2003. The Consortium allows sixth form students to take a subject not offered at their school and study it at another participating school. Subjects such as geology and politics are among the subjects that Desborough offers to the other schools. Transport is provided between schools. | The school has joined The Consortium programme along with ], ], ] and ] in 2003. The Consortium allows sixth form students to take a subject not offered at their school and study it at another participating school. Subjects such as geology and politics are among the subjects that Desborough offers to the other schools. Transport is provided between schools. | ||
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Academy in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
| Desborough College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Shoppenhangers Road Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 2QB England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Strenuis Ardua Cedunt ("Difficulties Yield To Diligence") |
| Established | 1894 |
| Founder | F. Fairman |
| Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Department for Education URN | 138879 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Derek Wilson |
| Principal | Andy Murdoch |
| Gender | Boys with mixed sixth form |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 730 |
| Houses | Hart, Lion, Phoenix and Eagle |
| Colour(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Website | www |
Desborough College is a secondary school with academy status located on Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
Until 2009 it was an all-boys school, but the sixth form has since become co-educational. It was founded as Maidenhead Modern School in 1894 under its first Headmaster, F. Fairman, who was headmaster until 1910.
In the 1970s reform in the Royal Borough ensured all schools converted to the then new comprehensive schools system, which prompted the school's name change to Desborough School after Lord Desborough, a prominent Maidonian.
For the second time in the school's history it changed status in 2012 becoming an academy school, and changed its name to Desborough College. As part of its academy status it initially partnered with the independent Radley College, Microsoft and The John Lewis Partnership.
History
According to the book One Hundred Not Out written by a former History master at the School, David M. Evans, the school was founded as Maidenhead Modern School in 1894, and was originally located on High Town Road. It was originally a private venture until taken over by Berkshire County Council in 1906, from whence the teachers became employees of the county. The school eventually moved to its present site on Shoppenhangers Road in 1910, after land had been purchased from Lord Desborough, after whom the school was eventually named. At this point the school was named Maidenhead County Boys' School.
In 1943, and under the Headmastership of A. W. Eagling, the school became known as Maidenhead County Boys' Grammar School. That changed in September 1973 when it converted to comprehensive schooling under the guidenance of headmaster Leonard 'Rover' Reynolds, a World War Two veteran, who, at 21, became commander of Motor Gunboat 658, in the Mediterranean.
During the 1990s Desborough School became a grant-maintained school. The passing of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 abolished grant-maintained schools and Desborough reverted to LEA control.
The school became an academy in October 2012 and changed its official name to Desborough College.
Notable former pupils
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Misplaced Pages's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (November 2023) |
- Toby Anstis, radio DJ for London's Heart FM. Toby Anstis visited the school to take part in the BBC school report.
- John B, drum and bass DJ and graduate of molecular biology
- Guy Fletcher, Dire Straits keyboard player
- Donald Hamilton Fraser, artist
- Derek Hallworth, Countdown director
- Charles Hart, lyricist (Aspects of Love, The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies)
- Matt Holmes, Commandant General Royal Marines
- Nick Hornby, writer and lyricist
- Peter Jones, businessperson and reality television personality
- John O'Farrell, author, comedy scriptwriter, and political campaigner
- Lewis Wing, (Professional Football Player) Reading Football Club
- Mark Richardson, GB 400-metre runner
- David Widgery, Marxist writer, journalist, polemicist, physician, and a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party
- Neil Woodford, British fund manager
Headteachers
- F. Fairman, 1894–1910
- J. Stanton, 1910–1913
- A. E. Brooks, 1913–1941
- A. W. Eagling, 1941–1954 (oversaw conversion to grammar school)
- J. C. Oliver, 1954–1960
- C. Macdonald, 1960–1965
- L. C. Reynolds, 1965–1981 (oversaw conversion to comprehensive school)
- D. F. Miller, 1981–1988
- M. J. Oddie, 1988–1994
- D. Eyre, 1994–2005, who moved to Brighton Hill Community College at Basingstoke.
- A. Linnell, 2005–2012
- P. Frazer, 2012–2019
- M. Callaghan, 2019–2022, the first ever female headteacher of Desborough.
- A. Murdoch, 2022–present
Sixth Form
Desborough sixth form offers full-time places to female students, making it a mixed sixth form. It is led by the head of Key Stage 5 education and two heads of year.
The school has joined The Consortium programme along with Altwood Church of England School, Cox Green, Newlands School and Furze Platt Senior School in 2003. The Consortium allows sixth form students to take a subject not offered at their school and study it at another participating school. Subjects such as geology and politics are among the subjects that Desborough offers to the other schools. Transport is provided between schools.
References
- "Welcome – Desborough College". desborough.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- "Desborough School official website: Vacancies – Information for Candidates (updated May 2012)".
- "Desborough School official website: Sixth Form – Prospectus 2011".
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - One Hundred not Out, Evans, D. M. McGraw-Hill Book Company Europe; 1st edition (1995)
- "Leonard 'Rover' Reynolds". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- "Desborough College – GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- "Toby Anstis Interview: Toby talking to old teacher Mr Lehain". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
- "Maidenhead Advertiser 3 May 2012: "Desborough's headteacher Andrew Linnell steps down"". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- "Maidenhead Advertiser 18 May 2012: "Desborough's new head vows to make school 'beacon of excellence'"". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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