All pupils are members of a House which they represent in sport, music, drama and extra curricular activities. They also benefit from belonging to one of our three schools, which gives them a special place to work and socialise in, amongst their own age group.
This means we can guide each group through more carefully, focus more sharply on their appropriate academic aims and have a clearer view of the particular problems they may be facing.
Each school has a resident Head and at least three tutors living on campus. It has its own family atmosphere, giving boys and girls, boarders and day pupils, extra security and confidence.
There are huge academic, pastoral, social and sporting advantages to our system.
Examination results are very good and the vast majority of our pupils go on to degree courses.
We have an enviable sporting reputation, especially for girls' hockey and boys' rugby - we are Staffordshire Champions many times over.
Denstone's excellent facilities include a floodlit Astroturf for hockey and tennis, an indoor swimming pool and a golf course. Not surprisingly many of our pupils reach county and national standards.
Denstone College is the Senior School of the Woodard Midland Division and is therefore committed to regular Anglican worship.
We believe in giving young people as many opportunities to excel as possible, so students can take up a huge range of skills and activities.
Music is extremely popular, our choir is nationally known and who can beat our record of over 100 Shakespearean productions? Art, Design and Technology benefit from our JCB Centre with industrial standard machinery for wood, metal and plastic.
We have unrivalled success with our Duke of Edinburgh scheme. Each year between 10 and 15 pupils win Gold Awards.
Over 75% of staff live on campus, so boarders are busy, motivated and well cared for.
Over 80% of day pupils travel in on buses from areas such as Derby, Stoke and Stafford to take advantage of our 100 acre site at the edge of the Peak District.
