The Dean Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 22 2021 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
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 138421
- Address
- Church Road, GL15 5DZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 734 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 91.4%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.5%
African 1.5%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.8
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 90 |
Admissions
The Dean Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 91 85 |
| Year 8 | 183 88 95 |
| Year 9 | 165 87 78 |
| Year 10 | 120 60 60 |
| Year 11 | 90 46 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.4% 3.0% |