Deyes High School is a

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situated in

Maghull Maghull ( ) is a town and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside (historically a part of Lancashire). The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby. The area also contains Ashworth Hospital. Maghull had a population of 20,444 at the 2011 Cens ...

on the outskirts of

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, England.

History

The school was opened in March 1939 by Sir Peter Meadon, Lancashire's director of education at a cost of £30,000. The school was later named Maghull Deyes Lane County Secondary School before the reorganisation as a comprehensive school in September 1972. A teaching block was extensively damaged by fire in October 1974. The school's swimming pool opened in January 1976, four months later than originally planned and costing around £200,000. Previously a community school administered by

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, in October 2011 Deyes High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Lydiate Learning Trust.

Buildings

Deyes High School has seven buildings among its grounds; Lydiate, Molyneux, Unsworth, Sefton, Allen, @Deyes building and the Sixth Form Building. The Lydiate Building was the first part of the school to be erected and for many years had a large quadrangle in its centre, housing a variety of animals, including peacocks. The Sefton Building is split into two sections: The newer section houses the Religious Education and

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departments, and the other has a small

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department and the oldest of the

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rooms. The Unsworth Building is not just one single structure; there are three buildings around the school with the name. Departments such as

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and Performing Arts all have a place inside three unified buildings. The main school hall is situated in the Unsworth building, forming the main part and centre of the school. The Molyneux building is three storeys high and has the Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, and

departments. The ground floor of the building has two rooms dedicated to Learning Mentors. The Allen building is the Technology building with one room being used as an ICT room as well. This building was opened in 2003. The school has just completed the construction of its @ Deyes Building.

Results

Deyes High school has a pupil population of 1444 which is one of the largest in Sefton and also has the largest sixth form in Sefton. In 2011, Deyes High School achieved its best ever results. The 5 A* - C score at GCSE stood at 87% and including English & Maths at 70%. This totalled an 11% increase in performance over 12 months. Deyes High can proudly say they are a "high performing establishment" providing excellent education with outstanding outcomes.

Notable former pupils

* James Graham St Helens and GB rugby league player. *

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Guitarist for Echo & the Bunnymen * Les Pattinson Bassist for Echo & the Bunnymen * Paul Simpson singer for

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and keyboard player for

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* Chris Butler Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning filmmaker of

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and Missing Link.

References

External links

Deyes High School WebsiteDeyes High Ofsted ReportBBC League TablesDepartment for Children, Schools and Families
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deyes High School Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Maghull Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton