Established 1956 DfE URN 110490 Tables Motto Success Through Learning Founded 1956 | Chair of Governors Katherine Edgar Phone +44 1494 862869 Number of students 910 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
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Type Secondary modern community school Headteacher Mr Robert Preston BA,MEd(Oxon) Location Misbourne Drive
Great Missenden
Buckinghamshire
HP16 0BN
England Address Misbourne Dr, Great Missenden HP16 0BN, UK Similar Sir William Ramsay School, Holmer Green Senior Sc, Chesham Grammar School, Dr Challoner's Grammar, Royal Grammar School | ||
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The Misbourne is a co-educational secondary school in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has approximately 910 pupils. The Misbourne has a sixth form of around 200 students, offering A-Levels as well as BTEC qualifications.
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Academic performance
In its most recent Ofsted report of November 2013 The Misbourne was rated as good in all four judgements. Ofsted reported that the school's achievement "is good and rising rapidly". Behaviour and safety "of students and their attitudes to learning are extremely good. Teaching "is good overall with some that is outstanding". Leaders and managers "are ambitious for the school’s future and set demanding targets".
The Misbourne improved its 5 A*-C GCSE performance from 72% in 2011. to 84% in 2012, placing the school in the top four upper schools in Buckinghamshire, to its highest ever result of 88% in 2013. In the sixth form, 99% of A level exams were passed, with 76% at A*-C and 41% A*-B.
According to its 2013 Ofsted report, "The sixth form is good. Students’ attainment at both AS and A2 levels is improving. Sixth formers make good progress in their work related courses" Ofsted Report April 2013.
Facilities
Partly as a result of the school's specialist statuses in Arts and Technology, the school has several ICT rooms with computers for student use. In addition, there is a printing room where photographs can be processed and produced. Students also have access to computer aided design software (CAD).
The school canteen functions as a cafe, operated by a third party company. The school also has tennis courts and large playing fields.
The school's Performing Arts block was opened in 2004, in memory of former headmaster David Selman. It provides a small practise rooms for private music lessons and student use. The classrooms are all equipped with Casio keyboards. There is a dance studio and a recording studio equipped with music editing software. Sixth formers have access to their own private study area and ICT suite.
History
The Misbourne was the first purpose-built secondary modern school in the country. The first pupils started at the school on 19 December 1955, although it did not officially open until 20 January 1956. Originally there were only twenty-five students.
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005/6. The celebrations culminated in a Jubilee summer fête in June 2006 which was attended by Cherie Blair.
The Misbourne School was rated the "friendliest school in Britain" in 2005, on Friends Reunited.
In September 2006 the Misbourne was awarded specialist school statuses in both Arts and Technology.
The Misbourne celebrated the first MizFest on 9 July 2012 students took part in music and drama performances, a fashion show, and workshops including fashion, cake baking, trampolining and Taiko drumming, with a performance by the community choir.
Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP, visited The Misbourne on Friday 14 March 2014.
On Wednesday 19 March 2014 former Misbourne student, Lieutenant Ian Bennett, “dropped in” to The Misbourne in a Merlin Mk 2 helicopter. Bennett came back to school to talk about his career in the Royal Navy, and invited some on-board the helicopter.