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Dene Magna and Sixth Form

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Abenhall Road, Mitcheldean GL17 0DU · denemagna.co.uk · 01594 542370

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
52.6
average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
Last distance offered
3.81 mi
6.13 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,020
91% of 1,125 places
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.6%
First language not English
2.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Forest of Dean Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.81 mi (6.13 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 176 families put the school first and 165 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 228 (Places 171)228September 2023: 197 (Places 164)197September 2024: 188 (Places 170)188September 2025: 185 (Places 165)185September 2026: 176 (Places 165)176Places 165
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261651761.1▲93%
September 2025Sept 20251651851.1▲88%
September 2024Sept 20241701881.1▲89%
September 2023Sept 20231641971.2▲82%
September 2022Sept 20221712281.3▲74%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20263.81 mi6.13 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.6, and 59.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.3 (England 46.3)46.32017/18: 48.6 (England 46.5)48.62018/19: 47.8 (England 46.7)47.82021/22: 48.4 (England 48.8)48.42022/23: 46.5 (England 46.3)46.52023/24: 45.3 (England 45.9)45.32024/25: 52.6 (England 46.0)52.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲52.646.0
▲59.9%45.4%
▲77.2%64.8%
▼34.7%40.5%
▲4.524.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form32.5−9.3
Sixth form college3−0.5
Further education52.7+13.9
Apprenticeship5.3−4.1
Employment1.80
Not in a lasting destination3.6+0.1
Activity not captured1.20

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

21/2222/2323/2424/252021/22: 23.1 (England 37.9)D+2022/23: 25.6 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 30.8 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 26.0 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
71 studentsC- (26)Below average -0.45
73 studentsC- (25.8)Below average -0.45
Applied general13 studentsMerit- (22.2)Well below average -0.79
5.2%AAB or better
97.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2474C (30.8)-0.07
2022/2377C- (25.6)—
2021/2266D+ (23.1)—

Where sixth-form leavers went

2021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University58.8+23
Further and other education6.2+4.7
Further education2.5—
Other education3.8—
Apprenticeship11.3+5.3
Employment16.3−25.5
Not in a lasting destination6.3+0.3
Activity not captured1.3−7.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Dene Magna and Sixth Form on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
8 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Sept 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
163
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●79% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●66% agreeEngland 67%

based on 33 parents (20%) with SEND

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