# The Dean Academy

The Dean Academy is a secondary school in Forest of Dean, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 816 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E138421. [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 816
- Council: Forest of Dean
- URN: 138421

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Dean Academy was 43.1, against 41.8 in Forest of Dean and 46.2 in England.
34.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Forest of Dean | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | 41.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34.2% | 36.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56.4% | 56% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 117 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lydney Church of England Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydney-church-of-england-community-school-e148212): 610 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Severnbanks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/severnbanks-primary-school-e139165): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Aylburton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aylburton-church-of-england-primary-school-e148211): 1.5 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/primrose-hill-church-of-england-primary-academy-e139643): 1.8 km. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138421)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138421)

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