Denbigh School
Academy converter in Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX, taking ages 11 to 19, 1,778 on roll.
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Will an address get in?
In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 2.7 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Milton Keynes school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 2.7 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Denbigh School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside it; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Milton Keynes. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Milton Keynes, published admission distances, 2025/26
Two schools, both in reach
Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.
If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Milton Keynes, 38 of 224 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (17.0%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Denbigh School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loughton Manor First School Both in reach | Primary | 1.25 mi 2025/26 | 0.5 mi |
| Caroline Haslett Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.61 mi 2025/26 | 0.9 mi |
| The Hazeley Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 2.44 mi 2025/26 | 1.0 mi |
| Whitehouse Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.49 mi 2025/26 | 1.2 mi |
| Watling Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 1.99 mi 2025/26 | 1.5 mi |
| Heelands School Both in reach | Primary | 1.05 mi 2025/26 | 1.8 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,778 pupils in 1,700 places (105% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Ungraded inspection, January 2025: standards maintained |
| Attainment 8 | 54.3 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | +0.12 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Denbigh School
| Girls and boys | 50.5% girls, 49.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 23.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 13.1% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Denbigh School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 64.2% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.4% |
| Further education college | 25.0% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5% |
| Employment | 1.9% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 4.2% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of Denbigh School
Cheapest district inside the 2.7 miles: MK9, median £140,000. Dearest: MK77, £540,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK9 | Milton Keynes | 1.8 mi | £140,000 12 sales |
| MK6 | Milton Keynes | 2.0 mi | £265,000 76 sales |
| MK13 | Milton Keynes | 2.0 mi | £276,000 94 sales |
| MK12 | Milton Keynes | 2.6 mi | £310,000 140 sales |
| MK4 | Milton Keynes | 1.5 mi | £369,000 82 sales |
| MK8 | Milton Keynes | 0.9 mi | £429,995 178 sales |
| MK5 | Milton Keynes | 0.4 mi | £442,500 54 sales |
| MK77 | Milton Keynes | 1.6 mi | £540,000 66 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 2.7 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Denbigh School by bus
Best-served stop: Shenley Church End Local Centre, 81 yd away, with 0.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:10, last 18:26.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenley Church End Local Centre | 81 yd | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | LOOP, 4 |
| Shenley Church End Local Centre | 101 yd | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | LOOP, 4 |
| Toby Inn | 0.2 mi | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | LOOP |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Denbigh School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around MK5: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at MK5 6EX, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Denbigh School?
Denbigh School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 2.7 miles away, per Milton Keynes.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Denbigh School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.7 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 105% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Denbigh School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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