Debenham High School
Academy converter secondary school in Stowmarket (Suffolk).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Telephone 01728 860213 E-Mail Postcode IP14 6BL We hold that all people are made in the image of God and as such all students are given equal opportunity to thrive and flourish.
Our vision means that through our curriculum we aspire to, Our curriculum in its broadest sense leads to students leaving Debenham, with excellent academic qualifications, a love and curiosity for knowledge, resilient and ready to succeed in and contribute to an ever changing world, having developed a moral strength, compassion and understanding of others, whilst developing moral and Christian values consistent with a Church of England School.
Debenham High School ensures that each subject has a clear and detailed 5 Year Programme of Study. Training time has been given to ensure that all staff are engaged in the development and review of these.
The programmes will take into account recent changes to: Each Departmental 5 Year Programme of Study should ensure that there is an equality of provision and that all teachers: Have the subject knowledge required to deliver the curriculum
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Cooking
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Hockey
- Rugby
- Textiles
- World Challenge
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136416
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.9 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helena Tiernay Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ronald Charles Barker Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Joseph Samuel Wood Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Caroline Jayne Berkley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helena Tiernay Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kate Elizabeth Rosten Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rosalie Zofia Edmond Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2019 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Rev Susan Taylor Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 |
| Mr Paul Debenham Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2011 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David McMillan Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2011 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record