# The Deanes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Deanes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Deanes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deanes > Source revision: 1357024420 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the secondary school in Thundersley, Essex, England. For the restaurant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, see [Deanes](/source/Deanes). Academy in Thundersley, Essex, England The Deanes Location Daws Heath Road Thundersley , Essex , SS7 2TD England 51°34′05″N 0°35′58″E / 51.56798°N 0.5995°E / 51.56798; 0.5995 Information Type Academy Local authority Essex County Council Trust South East Essex Academy Trust Department for Education URN 143639 Tables Ofsted Reports Head of School Kelly Corp[1] Executive Headteacher Desi McKeown[1] Gender Co-educational Age 11 to 16 Website thedeanes.academy **The Deanes** (formerly The Deanes School) is a [co-educational](/source/Mixed-sex_education) [secondary school](/source/Secondary_school) located in [Thundersley](/source/Thundersley) in the [English county](/source/English_county) of [Essex](/source/Essex).[2] ## History The school takes its name from an area of forest called The Deanes Wood – so called because it was owned by the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral. West Wood, as it is now known, immediately adjoins the school to the south-east. The wood is now owned by [Castle Point Borough Council](/source/Castle_Point_Borough_Council). In September 2013 [Essex County Council](/source/Essex_County_Council) announced their intention to close The Deanes School due to falling pupil numbers. There was considerable opposition to the proposed closure from local residents,[3] and in February 2014 the [Schools Adjudicator](/source/List_of_tribunals_in_the_United_Kingdom#Schools_adjudicators) ruled that the school would remain open.[4] In February 2015 it was announced that the school had been awarded a grant from the government's priority schools building programme. The grant was used for the school science block including the ICT, arts and food technology departments.[5] Previously a [foundation school](/source/Foundation_school) administered by Essex County Council, in October 2016 The Deanes School converted to [academy status](/source/Academy_(English_school)) and was renamed The Deanes. The school is now sponsored by the South East Essex Academy Trust[6] ## Academics The Deanes offers [GCSEs](/source/General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education) and [BTECs](/source/Business_and_Technology_Education_Council) as programmes of study for pupils. In addition the school offers [The Duke of Edinburgh's Award](/source/The_Duke_of_Edinburgh's_Award) programme.[7] ## Notable former pupils - [Louisa Brownfield](/source/Louisa_Brownfield), netballer - [Lee Harris](/source/Lee_Harris_(drummer)), musician - [Paul Webb](/source/Paul_Webb), musician - [Jacquelene Willmott](/source/Jacquelene_Willmott), Olympic swimmer ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-contactus_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-contactus_1-1) ["The Deanes: Contact us"](https://www.thedeanes.academy/Contact-Us/). Retrieved 12 October 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Home"](http://www.thedeanes.academy). The Deanes Academy. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["BBC News - Deanes School to close after council consultation"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-23934591). bbc.co.uk. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["BBC News - Deanes School in Thundersley 'should stay open'"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-26343219). Bbc.co.uk. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Deanes School in Essex to get government improvement grant"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-31370834). *BBC News*. 10 February 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Home | South East Essex Academy Trust"](https://www.seeat.org/). Seeat.org. Retrieved 20 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Intent, Implementation and Impact » The Deanes"](http://thedeanes.academy/curriculum/intent/). *thedeanes.academy*. ## External links - [Official website](https://thedeanes.academy) v t e Schools in Essex Primary Helena Romanes School St Thomas of Canterbury CE Primary School Secondary Alec Hunter Academy Anglo European School The Appleton School Basildon Academies Beauchamps High School Becket Keys CE School The Billericay School BMAT STEM Academy The Boswells School Brentwood County High School Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School The Bromfords School Burnt Mill Academy Castle View School Chelmer Valley High School Clacton Coastal Academy Clacton County High School Colchester Academy The Colne Community School Cornelius Vermuyden School Davenant Foundation School De La Salle School The Deanes Debden Park High School Epping St John's School FitzWimarc School Forest Hall School The Gilberd School Great Baddow High School Greensward Academy Harwich and Dovercourt High School Hedingham School Helena Romanes School Honywood Community Science School Hylands School James Hornsby School Joyce Frankland Academy King Edmund School King Harold Academy The King John School Maltings Academy Manningtree High School Mark Hall Academy Mayflower High School Moulsham High School New Rickstones Academy Notley High School The Ongar Academy Ormiston Rivers Academy Passmores Academy Philip Morant School Plume School The Ramsey Academy Roding Valley High School Saffron Walden County High School St Benedict's RC College St Helena School St John Payne RC School St Mark's West Essex RC School St Martin's School The Sandon School Shenfield High School The Stanway School Stewards Academy The Sweyne Park School Tabor Academy Tendring Technology College Thomas Lord Audley School Thurstable School West Hatch High School William de Ferrers School Woodlands School Grammar Chelmsford County High School for Girls Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester Royal Grammar School King Edward VI Grammar School Independent Braeside School Brentwood School Chigwell School The Christian School Colchester High School Elm Green Preparatory School Felsted School Gosfield School New Hall School St John's School St Mary's School St Nicholas School Special The Edith Borthwick School St John's RC School The Yellow House School Sixth form & FE colleges Braintree College Braintree Sixth Form Chelmsford College Colchester Institute Colchester Sixth Form College Debden House Epping Forest College Harlow College USP (Seevic) College Masters Performing Arts College Defunct Alderman Blaxill School Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College Barstable School Bishops Park College Brays Grove Community School Buckhurst Hill County High School Chalvedon School Donyland Lodge Downham School Earls Colne Grammar School Friends' School Fryerns Comprehensive School Furtherwick Park School Laindon High Road School St Peter's College Saffron Walden Grammar School Sawyers Hall College Tendring Enterprise Studio School Trinity School Authority control databases ISNI --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Deanes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deanes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deanes?action=history)). 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