Manshead Upper School is a Church of England

Church of England

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 upper school

Upper school

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 located on the outskirts of both Caddington

Caddington

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 and Dunstable

Dunstable

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 in Bedfordshire

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, England

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. The school (surrounded by countryside and hills) is administered by the Dunstable Ashton Foundation.

The school is the modern successor to Dunstable Grammar School

Dunstable Grammar School

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 which existed from 1881 to 1971 when Bedfordshire adopted the Comprehensive Education system. Manshead Upper School accepts students aged 13-18 from Dunstable, Caddington and the surrounding villages. The number of students currently attending is approximately 1100. Ashton (VA) Middle School

Ashton (VA) Middle School

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 in particular acts as a feeder school to Manshead. The School specialises in Science

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 and Mathematics

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 and also holds an Artsmark

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.

Notable alumni

• Khwaja Nazimuddin - Prime Minister of Pakistan 1951-53
• Kevin McCloud
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   - designer
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  , writer
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   and television presenter
• Tim Robinson
  Tim Robinson
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   - former cricket
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  er and current cricket umpire
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Other upper schools in the area

• Queensbury Upper School
  Queensbury Upper School
  Queensbury Upper School is a mixed, 13-18 upper school and sixth form in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. The school has been awarded Specialist Technology College status.- History:...
  
  
• All Saints Academy
  All Saints Academy (England)
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External links

• Manshead Upper School website