The Dorcan Academy is a secondary school located in Swindon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Paul's Drive, Swindon, SN3 5DA
Website: http://www.dorcan.co.uk/
Telephone: 01793525231
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Sherryl Bareham
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137684

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1234
Number of Pupils: 761
Number of Boys: 394
Number of Girls: 367

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.17 Confidence interval -0.38 to 0.04
Of the 147 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 141 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.79
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Covingham Park Primary School
The Harriers , Covingham Park SN3 5BD 		3out of 4 740 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Eldene Nursery and Primary School
Colingsmead , Eldene SN3 3TQ 		2out of 4 815 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Marlowe Avenue , SN3 2PT 		3out of 4 893 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Nythe Primary School
Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RR 		- not rated 1,013 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Goddard Park Community Primary School
Welcombe Avenue , Park North SN3 2QN 		3out of 4 1,263 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Dorcan Academy
St Paul's Drive , Covingham SN3 5DA 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER 		2out of 4 2,534 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR 		3out of 4 2,575 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Swindon
New College Drive , SN3 1AH 		- not rated 2,090 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nyland School
Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD 		3out of 4 1,011 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Chalet School
Liden Drive , Liden SN3 6EX 		2out of 4 1,626 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Horizons College
Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN 		- not rated 2,527 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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