Misbourne School
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| Motto | Success Through Learning |
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| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Secondary modern community school |
| Headteacher | Mr Robert Preston BA,MEd(Oxon) |
| Chair of Governors | Katherine Edgar |
| Location |
Misbourne Drive Great Missenden Buckinghamshire HP16 0BN England 51°41′55″N 0°42′17″W / 51.6985°N 0.7046°WCoordinates: 51°41′55″N 0°42′17″W / 51.6985°N 0.7046°W |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| DfE URN | 110490 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 910 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Cherry Red and Navy Blue |
| Website | www.misbourne.bucks.sch.uk |
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.
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.
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.
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