The Dean Academy
Church Road, Lydney, GL15 5DZ
816 pupils · 75% of 1,095 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 23 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 37.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 165 | 162 | 219 | 161 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 168 | 163 | 230 | 166 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 160 | 149 | 221 | 157 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 159 | 151 | 201 | 157 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 139 | 113 | 147 | 122 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 107 | 101 | 135 | 105 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 83 | 75 | 118 | 76 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 132 | 107 | 148 | 121 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC 4.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Five Acres High School 10.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Castle School 11.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- SGS Forest High School 12.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre 12.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Rednock School 13 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.