Secondary school

The Dorcan Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Swindon
  • SN3 5DA
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,894 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 79%79%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 68%2021/22: top 77%2022/23: top 72%2023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 58%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 844.3 · South West 45.55/10 Middle+22.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths44.8% · South West 44.2%6/10 Middle+17.1 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.79 · South West 3.985/10 Middle+10.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.39 · South West −0.022/10 Well below South West−21.5 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.5 · 168 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 39 · 157 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 41.7 · 143 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 43 · 147 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 43.1 · 115 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 41.6 · 132 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 38.2 · 143 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 44.3 · 163 pupils · South West 45.4545.538.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 22% · 157 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 34% · 143 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 37% · 147 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 42% · 115 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 30% · 132 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 28.7% · 143 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 44.8% · 163 pupils · South West 44.2%44.8%22%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.3%
167 of 187 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 89.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st187167
2nd722
3rd551

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2016Inadequate
  6. 2017Ungraded visit
  7. 2018Requires improvement
  8. 2022Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026881
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.8%
First language not English10.2%
SEN support22.6%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)9.8%
Persistently absent pupils30.0%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

71.4% full · 1,234 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 43.4
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 8.9
  • Other support 29

Teachers 52.4 FTE · Whole workforce 90.4 · 104 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,611
Spend per pupil£7,298
Staff spend per pupil£5,777
Reserve per pupil£42
  • +£37,000revenue reserve
  • +£278,000in-year balance

Grants £7,685 · self-generated £25 · premises £231 per pupil

Single-academy trust: THE DORCAN ACADEMY

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

143 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.9%
  • Education79.7%
  • Apprenticeship4.2%
  • Employment7%
  • Not sustained5.6%
  • Unknown3.5%