Debenham High School
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Debenham High School is a CEVC (Church of England Voluntary Controlled) School, located in the village of Debenham
in Suffolk
, UK
. The school accepts students who are between 11–16 years old and live in the catchment.
Debenham High School also holds specialist status in Science.
The school is currently headed by Headteacher, Mr. Michael J. Crawshaw OBE BA.
It has recently (as of January 1st 2011) become an Academy
in 1964, originally designed to cater for 250 students. The school primarily accepted students who were not offered places at the local grammar school
. Before the school was built these students would have been taught in the local village schools of "Debenham, Stonham Aspal or at Framlingham".
Mr. Arthur Holifield was appointed the first Headmaster of the school and he appointed the first eleven teachers to the school.
The introduction of Comprehensive
education in Suffolk, in 1979 resulted in an expansion of the school and Debenham Modern School became Debenham High School.
"Following Mr. Holifield's retirement, Mrs. Angela McClelland was appointed Headteacher in 1983."
In 1989 Mr. Michael Crawshaw succeeded Mrs. Angela McClelland as Headteacher of the school. In 2006 he was awarded an OBE
for services to education.
Debenham
Debenham is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in Eastern England. In the 2001 census the population recorded was 1,728...
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, UK
United Kingdom
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. The school accepts students who are between 11–16 years old and live in the catchment.
Debenham High School also holds specialist status in Science.
The school is currently headed by Headteacher, Mr. Michael J. Crawshaw OBE BA.
It has recently (as of January 1st 2011) become an Academy
Mission statement
History
The school was first opened as a Modern SchoolSecondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
in 1964, originally designed to cater for 250 students. The school primarily accepted students who were not offered places at the local grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
. Before the school was built these students would have been taught in the local village schools of "Debenham, Stonham Aspal or at Framlingham".
Mr. Arthur Holifield was appointed the first Headmaster of the school and he appointed the first eleven teachers to the school.
The introduction of Comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
education in Suffolk, in 1979 resulted in an expansion of the school and Debenham Modern School became Debenham High School.
"Following Mr. Holifield's retirement, Mrs. Angela McClelland was appointed Headteacher in 1983."
In 1989 Mr. Michael Crawshaw succeeded Mrs. Angela McClelland as Headteacher of the school. In 2006 he was awarded an OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for services to education.