Watling Academy: New Sixth Form Approved
Watling Academy, sponsored by The Denbigh Alliance, celebrates Department for Education approval for a new Sixth Form launching in 2025. Exciting!
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Care
We are a big organisation with a small feel and offer individualised care to our students
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Education
To achieve outstanding outcomes for all students, regardless of ability or background
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Opportunity
We have a responsibility to enrich, broaden and deepen students’ learning by providing valuable experiences inside and outside the classroom
Our Partners
We are delighted to be able to offer our family of schools access to our four prestigious Partners. Collectively they offer exceptional continuing professional development opportunities and give colleagues career enhancing experiences to become facilitator deliverers, mentors, subject studies specialists and project leads.
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Based within the Alliance, the Enigma Maths Hub is one of 40 Maths Hubs working nationally to...
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Ofsted Outstanding provision, training teachers at Secondary and primary for Milton Keynes and...
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MK-ECF Partners - a local provision, driven by local expertise, for local teachers, supported by...
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Trust News
We are excited to keep you informed about the remarkable developments, achievements, and innovations taking place across our network of schools. From bustling primary schools to thriving secondary institutions, we are dedicated to providing high-quality education that empowers our students to reach their fullest potential.
Join our MAT
It was Aristotle that first said “The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts”. At the Denbigh Alliance this is particulary true where we seek to find common purpose and synergies which will allow us all to benefit in a challenging but supportive environment. We believe that as we approach even more uncertain times that we will become stronger by working together in partnership, with aligned principles, ethos and moral purpose.
Why choose us?
Denbigh Alliance believes that only by working together will we become stronger. Our philosophy is built on allowing our schools to do what they do best, within a challenging but supportive environment
Supported Autonomy
We will support schools to maintain their autonomy, leveraging those areas of commonality for...
School Improvement
We have a strong Secondary and Primary School Improvement Team covering...
We have a strong Secondary and Primary School Improvement Team covering...
Strong Governance
High quality governance is central to the success of the Trust. The Trust's governance...
Central Support
We have an extensive range of central support services that will allow school leaders to get on...
Our Students Success Stories
Read what alumni have to say about their experience.
Denbigh taught me how to flourish as a person, without their guidance and support I wouldn’t be in the position I am today. I grew particularly interested in the Humanities department during my time at Denbigh. They taught me to have confidence in my critical thinking. They also opened my mind to world structures and ecosystems. Denbigh has set the foundation for my career in fashion public relations
Savannah WALES
My journey to becoming a dentist started and progressed through Denbigh. I learned the importance of working hard, whilst taking breaks for life too. From the start, I had continuous support and praise, with teachers encouraging me to strive to achieve my goals and dreams
Ria SHAH
Denbigh School holds a very special place in my heart. It was here that I made such faithful friends, had the privilege of being taught by such passionate and enthusiastic teachers, and could also immerse myself fully into the academics, as well as all the extracurricular activities that were on offer. My time at Denbigh, from Year 8 to Year 13 has shaped me as a person today – I cannot begin to repay all that the school has done for me, and how beautifully the teachers mentored me. Denbigh is an outstanding school, and I look back upon my time there very fondly – I always look forward to any potential visits back!
Gayatri VIJAPURKAR
If it hadn’t been for the support that Denbigh provided, I wouldn’t have achieved such high grades in my A Levels which guaranteed my place at the University of York. The opportunities that Denbigh provides are second to none, and I particularly learnt a lot whilst serving as House President. This developed my communication and leadership skills, which in turn enabled me to become a successful mentor for first year students at York University.
Roland THOMAS
Denbigh was the first step in my journey. I was taught to work hard, challenge myself but to also respect others. Denbigh enabled me to not only perform well academically but also in the sport of Judo. During my time at Denbigh, I was competing for Great Britain. Denbigh was very supportive, continuously praising me on my success which gave me the confidence to do well in other aspects of my life
David DOWN
Meet our Trustees
Mr Cove
Chair
John Cove is an accomplished, well-organised and innovative professional that has acquired valuable, transferable skills within the public, private and voluntary sectors, notably around education, community and sports developments. John is a Director at MK Dons and Chair of MKDSET. John maintains personal networks and profitable relationships to provide an advantage and has developed successful partnerships at all levels. A proven leader who has developed, established and reinvigorated many services and facilities and who uses strong interpersonal skills to liaise with people at all levels up to and including Board and Government. John has been a Trustee since 2018.
Mrs O’Brien
Vice Chair
Maureen joined the Trust in 2018 and is an experienced Programme Manager and Business Transformation professional. She has a degree in Commerce, a Masters in Business Studies, and is also a qualified accountant. She worked for many years for global organisations such as GlaxoSmithKline, Lloyds Banking Group, and Barclays Bank. Maureen has over 25 years’ experience in managing business change and transformation, mergers and acquisitions, and enterprise systems implementations programmes. Maureen has a demonstrated track record of successfully delivering mission-critical, global initiatives from inception to closure. She has an exemplary record of achievement with the ability to set objectives, define deliverables, prepare plans and budgets, manage teams, and consistently deliver complex global programmes on schedule and to budget, sometimes with limited resources and aggressive timelines.
Mrs S Collings
CEO
Sue is the Trust’s CEO, having started in April 2023. Sue has worked in education for over 30 years and has been a secondary Headteacher for 14 years and a CEO for over 6 years. She has a master’s degree in leadership and management and is a qualified leadership coach. She has led extensive personnel, technological and physical change in schools which has created innovative learning environments. Sue is an elected ASCL Council representative where she is a member of the Leadership and Governance group, and she is also a member of the DfE Trust Leaders group where policy and practice are designed. Sue has been a Governor to a Virtual School, a Principal Examiner for OCR and a national trainer in education. Sue remains passionate about raising achievement for all students and has achieved this continuously throughout her career against a backdrop of challenging budgets.