Debenham High School

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'''Debenham High Schools''' is a secondary school located in the village of Debenham in Suffolk, UK. The school accepts students who are between 11 and 16 years old<ref name="lealist">{{cite web|title=Suffolk County Council School information page|url=http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/Schools/ListOfSuffolkSchools/DebenhamCEVCHighSchool.htm|accessdate=8 March 2008}}</ref> and live in the catchment. Any spare places are then allocated to students outside of the catchment.<ref name="schwebsite">{{cite web|title=Debenham High School Website|url=http://www.debenhamhighschool.suffolk.sch.uk/|accessdate=8 March 2008}}</ref>

==History== The school was first opened as a Modern School 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".<ref name="schhistory">{{cite web|title=History of the school|url=http://www.debenhamhighschool.suffolk.sch.uk/School/History/|accessdate=8 March 2008}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

The introduction of Comprehensive education in Suffolk, resulted in an expansion of the school and Debenham Modern School became Debenham High School in 1979.<ref name="schhistory" />

== Former headteachers ==

* Arthur Holifield was appointed the first Headmaster of the school and he appointed the first eleven teachers to the school.<ref name="schhistory" /> * Angela McClelland was Headteacher in 1983.<ref name="schhistory" /> * Michael Crawshaw was Headteacher in 1989 to 2012. In 2006 he was awarded an OBE for services to education.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Department for Education and Skills (DfES) |title=Queens Honours List OBE's |url=http://www.dfes.gov.uk/honours/birthday2006/index.shtml#OBE |accessdate=8 March 2008 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070118163259/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/honours/birthday2006/index.shtml#OBE |archivedate=18 January 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> * Julia Upton was Headteacher in 2012 to 2020.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * {{As of|2020}} Simon Martin is Headteacher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=website |first=Debenham High School |title=Staff List |url=https://www.debenhamhighschool.suffolk.sch.uk/Staff/Staff-List/ |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Debenham High School |language=en-gb}}</ref>

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