Deacon was known to friends and his bandmates as 'Deaks' or 'Deaky' and attended Linden Junior School in Leicester, Gartree High School and Beauchamp Grammar School in Oadby.
Deacon dikenal oleh teman dan rekan bandnya sebagai 'Deaks' atau 'Deaky' dan bersekolah di Linden Junior School di Leicester, Gartree High School dan Beauchamp Grammar School di Oadby.