The Dorcan Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Unique reference
- 137684
- Address
- St Paul's Drive, Covingham, SN3 5DA
- Website
- http://www.dorcan.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 888 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.6%
White British 79.6%
Other White 6.2%
Mixed 4.6%
African 2.9%
Other Asian 2.4%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.2
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 3.91
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
The Dorcan Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 90 94 |
| Year 8 | 187 97 90 |
| Year 9 | 183 100 83 |
| Year 10 | 166 97 69 |
| Year 11 | 168 83 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 47.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 19.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 19.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.1% 3.0% |