Education
Nursery Facilities
Alburgh with Denton & Harleston Pre-School Nursery
This operates on the same site as the primary school but has its own, purpose-built, building.
Age range: 2-5
Hours: 9-12.45. Currently over 40 pupils
Contact Jayne Rayner on 01986 788733 for further information.
Schools
Most children from Denton attend the schools listed below but some parents opt to use other schools in the neighbourhood.
Alburgh with Denton CofE VC Primary Academy (right)
School Road, Alburgh, Harleston, IP20 0BW
Tel: 01986 788678
Age range: 5-11
Currently (20/21) 100 pupils
On 1st June 2022 the school became part of of St Benets Multi Academy Trust , serving part of the Norwich Diocese.
Denton had its own primary school, located at the bottom of Trunch Hill, untill the 1960's when it merged with the school in Alburgh on the current site.
Archbishop Sancroft CofE VA High School (Comprehensive)
Wilderness Lane, Harleston, IP20 9DD
Tel: 01379 852561
Age range: 11-16
Currently (20/21) 485 students.
Headteacher - Robert Connelly
Diss High School Sixth Form
Walcott Road, Diss, IP22 4DH
Tel 01379 642424
Age range: 16-18
(The school has its own 11-16 section.)
This is the official destination sixth form for Sancroft pupils but many students now go to other schools in Norwich or in Suffolk.
Headteacher: Dr Janet Hunt
Adult Education
The Norfolk Adult Learning Service offers a wide range of courses covering academic and non-academic topics. These are provided at a number of different locations, most locally in Harleston.
For further information contact the Norfolk ALS.
Adult Education, Wensum Lodge, 169 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1QW.
Tel: 01603 306607
U3A
The University of the Third Age has a branch operating in Harleston which organises meetings on the third Wednesday of each month (2 to 4 pm) at King George's Hall.
These meetings host speakers covering a wide range of topics but special interest groups are also active. These include: a Book Club, Bridge, French, German, Jazz, Mahjong, Social History, Patchwork and a Waveney Valley Study Group.
For further information contact Kim Poulton on 788149 or visit the website.