▁results ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁four ▁years . ▁However , ▁the ▁head te acher ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁Nicola ▁Roth , ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁School ▁League ▁T ables ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁said , ▁" It ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁if ▁league ▁tables ▁did ▁not ▁exist ". ▁ ▁Bat ley ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Kirk le es ▁College ▁( D ew s bury ▁Centre ), ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁reputation ▁ ▁for ▁print ▁and ▁text ile - based ▁art ▁work , ▁whilst ▁St ▁John ▁Fish er ▁Catholic ▁Vol unt ary ▁Academy ▁is ▁a ▁special ist ▁Sports ▁College ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁a ▁Six th ▁Form . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁pla cement ▁of ▁D ew s bury ▁and ▁District ▁Hospital , ▁many ▁notable ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁For ▁a ▁full er ▁list , ▁see ▁: Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁D ew s bury ▁The ▁following ▁people ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁D ew s bury : ▁ ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Cl iff ord ▁All but t ▁( 1 8 3 6 – 1 9 2 5 ▁– ▁died ▁in ▁Cambridge ), ▁phys ician ; ▁invent or ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁therm ometer . ▁Betty ▁Bo oth ro yd , ▁Baron ess ▁Bo oth ro yd ▁( born ▁ 1 9 2 9 ), ▁politician ; ▁first ▁female ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 2