Secondary
The Dean Academy
Church Road, Lydney, GL15 5DZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 816 of 1095 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 68.6
- Pupils per adult
- 10.1
- Pupils
- 690
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
September 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
November 2017
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
32%
43.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 |
| Entered the EBacc | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35% |
| 22/23 | 34% |
| 23/24 | 29% |
| 24/25 | 32% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.02 |
| 22/23 | +0.10 |
| 23/24 | +0.02 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.9 |
| 22/23 | 42.9 |
| 23/24 | 39.3 |
| 24/25 | 43.1 |
Church Road, Lydney, GL15 5DZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Gloucestershire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Hannah Rowlands
- Address
- Church Road, Lydney, GL15 5DZ
- Telephone
- 01594843202