Denstone College A GSG School
- Denstone College
Denstone
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 5HN - Head: Miss Lotte Tulloch
- T 01889 590484
- F 01889 591295
- E admissions@denstonecollege.net
- W www.denstonecollege.org/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Staffordshire
- Pupils: 780; sixth formers: 220
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day: £15,048 - £19,749 pa Boarding: £30,936 - £33,915 pa
- Open days: May and October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Not surprisingly, perhaps, given that JCB headquarters is a near neighbour and significant local employer, science is a popular choice at GCSE and A level with large numbers for chemistry, biology and technology. Sport has always been very strong. Top teams are regularly in regional and national finals, particularly rugby, but parents tell us there is a team and sport for everyone. This is a school that seeks actively to discover what a child is good at and there is a real sense of joy in the achievements of others, whether…
What the school says...
Denstone College offers a rounded education where proper emphasis is given to academic achievement and high standards are a priority. At the heart of our educational approach is excellence in teaching and learning and pupils across the ability range benefit from fantastic educational facilities and highly qualified staff. In today’s competitive environment, universities and colleges are seeking evidence of intellectual appetite as well as top grades at both GCSE and A level. At Denstone, pupils learn what is needed to perform well in public examinations, but we also aim to inculcate a love of learning which will stay for life. We stretch our pupils, in terms of work ethic and intellectual ambition, helping them to achieve high grades and exceed expectations.
Ours is a rich, varied and stimulating learning environment where extra curricular opportunities and excellence in sport, music and drama abound. Standards are high and we provide close mentoring to ensure our pupils exceed expectations in and outside the classroom. What supports Denstonians in these efforts is an environment which applauds success, very good teaching by subject specialists, and a level of academic and pastoral mentoring that genuinely cherishes the individual. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2021, Lotte Tulloch. Previously deputy head at Sedbergh School, where she had also served as a housemistress and English teacher. Educated at Loretto School, Edinburgh, Ms Tulloch studied at the University of North Carolina on a Morehead-Cain scholarship. She returned to the UK for her PGCE and an MBA.
Unashamedly ambitious for the whole school – parents, students, staff alike say she has a very clear direction for everything and it is up, up, up. ‘A breath of fresh air,’ said one parent; another told us she was ‘getting rid of the rather dated, blokey feel’. She can ruffle feathers, we were told, but that is because she believes that for Denstone to reach the stars, there have got to be changes. Not that she started a revolution from...
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Special Education Needs
The learning support department aims to help pupils achieve to the best of their ability in curriculum subjects and to equip them with learning strategies which will benefit them beyond their time at Denstone. It provides help to a range of pupils from first to sixth form and the vast majority of pupils succeed academically up to A Level and continue on to university.
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilton Grange School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Sport |
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