The Dean Academy

The Dean Academy
Address
Map
Church Road

Lydney
,
Gloucestershire
,
GL15 5DZ

England
Coordinates51°43′17″N 2°32′10″W / 51.72141°N 2.53619°W / 51.72141; -2.53619
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoEnjoyment, Achievement, Community.
TrustThe Athelstan Trust UID: 3831[1]
Department for Education URN138421 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherRichard Brand
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment609 (November 2019)
Capacity1095
Websitewww.thedeanacademy.org

The Dean Academy (formerly Whitecross School) is a mixed secondary school located in Lydney in the English county of Gloucestershire.[2]

Location

The school is located on the edge of Lydney, a small river-side town in the Royal Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. It adjoins the Lydney Park Estate on Church Road near Bathurst Park, St. Mary's Church and Lydney Town Hall.[3]

History

Whitecross School was a foundation school administered by Gloucestershire County Council. It converted to academy status on 1 November 2012 and was renamed The Dean Academy. It joined the Prospects Academy Trust but continued to co-ordinate with Gloucestershire County Council for admissions. In May 2014, it was announced that the trust was to cease operations,[4] and The Dean Academy formally joined the Athelstan Academy Trust in March 2015.[5] which also contains Malmesbury School and Bradon Forest School in Wiltshire.[6]

In November 2015, the Dean Academy was put into special measures after a critical Ofsted report,[7] and the headteacher, David Gaston, resigned.[8] Following his resignation, John Barrett was head appointed teacher for the 2015–2016 school year. In September 2016, a new permanent head of school, Tom Beveridge, was appointed.[9]

Academics

The Dean Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs, OCR Nationals and ASDAN courses and programmes of study for pupils.[10] The school also offers hair and beauty courses.[11]

Notable former pupils

Whitecross School


References

  1. ^ "The Athelstan Trust - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Dean Academy". thedeanacademy.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Home:Map". The Dean Academy. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ Richard Garner (19 March 2014). "First academy chain closes leaving the fates of six schools in the balance". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Prospects Academy Trust offloads final Gloucestershire schools". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Welcome to The Athelstan Trust". The Athelstan Trust. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Ofsted Report 2015". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Dean Academy in Lydney is placed in special measures". Gloucester Citizen. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  9. ^ "How one headteacher changed a troubled Gloucestershire school to bring it out of special measures". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ "SEND offer". The Dean Academy. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Key Stage 4 Courses". Dean Academy. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.