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The Dean Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Church Road, Lydney GL15 5DZ · thedeanacademy.org · 01594 843202
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 816
- 75% of 1,095 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Athelstan Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 162 families put the school first and 165 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 165 | 162 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 168 | 163 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 160 | 149 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 159 | 151 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 139 | 113 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.1, and 32.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.80 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.7 | +3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 3.3 | — |
| Further education | 52.8 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 8.1 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +2.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Dean Academy on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 27 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Positive
- 73%
- Replies
- 102
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 36 parents (35%) whose child was bullied
based on 32 parents (31%) with SEND