Denefield School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Denefield School
Address: Long Lane, Tilehurst
Town/City: Reading
County: Berkshire
Postcode: RG31 6XY
Telephone Number: 0118 941 3458
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Denefield School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Edwin Towill
Capacity: 1137
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1171 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 103% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 18.7%

Location and administration

URN: 137777
DfE Number: 869/5404
UKPRN: 10035962
UPRN: 100081333490
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: West Berkshire (E06000037)
Constituency: Reading West and Mid Berkshire (E14001439)
Electoral Ward: Tilehurst & Purley (E05012153)

Easting & Northing: 465665E, 175151N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 28' 19.77" N 1° 3' 21.06" W
Plus Code: 9C3WFWCV+VM

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Downsway Primary School (0.3km)
  2. Brookfields School (0.7km)
  3. Long Lane Primary School (0.7km)
  4. Westwood Farm Junior School (0.9km)
  5. Westwood Farm Infant School (0.9km)
  6. Purley CofE Primary School (1.3km)
  7. Birch Copse Primary School (1.6km)
  8. Park Lane Primary School (1.8km)
  9. Little Heath School (1.8km)
  10. Pangbourne Primary School (1.9km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Hazel Archer - Member. Appointed on 25 October 2022 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Ms Lynsey Austin-Goddard - Trustee. Appointed on 2 February 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 1 February 2028.
  • Matthew James Barber - Member. Appointed on 4 December 2019 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Ms Dawn Belcher - Trustee. Appointed on 17 May 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 May 2027.
  • Mrs Helen Mary Blake - Trustee. Appointed on 13 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 July 2027.
  • Mr Edmund Bradley - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 27 March 2017.
  • Mrs Amanda Jane Fielding - Trustee. Appointed on 11 February 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 February 2030.
  • Sarah Gibbs - Trustee. Appointed on 13 June 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 12 June 2029.
  • Lawrence Grady - Member. Appointed on 7 January 2026 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Adam Greenhalgh - Trustee. Appointed on 23 October 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 October 2027.
  • Steve Hadfield - Trustee. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 January 2027.
  • Emma Elizabeth Hayton - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 11 November 2019.
  • Mr John Mark Heath - Trustee. Appointed on 13 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 July 2027.
  • Catherine Sara Hester - Member. Appointed on 4 December 2019 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Trevor Colin Keable - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 28 March 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Trevor Colin Keable - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 27 March 2028.
  • Mr Stephen Lewis - Trustee. Appointed on 17 May 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Stephen Lewis - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Stephen Lewis - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 16 May 2027.
  • Ms Jennifer Mitchell - Trustee. Appointed on 17 May 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 May 2027.
  • Ms Claire Nash - Trustee. Appointed on 17 May 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 May 2027.
  • Mr Christopher William Robinson - Member. Appointed on 20 May 2024 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Edwin Towill - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2019.
  • Mr Edwin Mark Towill - Trustee. Appointed on 25 September 2019 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).