The Dean Academy Explained

The Dean Academy
Coordinates:51.7214°N -2.5362°W
Mapframe-Zoom:10
Motto:Enjoyment, Achievement, Community.
Type:Academy
Trust:The Athelstan Trust UID: 3831[1]
Head Label:Head Teacher
Head:Richard Brand
Address:Church Road
City:Lydney
County:Gloucestershire
Country:England
Postcode:GL15 5DZ
Dfeno:916/4005
Urn:138421
Ofsted:yes
Capacity:1095
Enrolment:609 (November 2019)
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Athelstan Trust - GOV.UK . get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . 14 March 2020 . en . 28 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200828181105/https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/3831 . live .
  2. Web site: Dean Academy. thedeanacademy.org. 30 March 2014. 24 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131024183300/http://www.thedeanacademy.org/. live.
  3. Web site: Home:Map . The Dean Academy . 14 March 2020 . 14 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200714065346/https://thedeanacademy.org/ . live .
  4. News: Richard Garner . First academy chain closes leaving the fates of six schools in the balance . The Independent . 19 March 2014 . 20 May 2014 . 14 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914034915/https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/first-academy-chain-closes-leaving-the-fates-of-six-schools-in-the-balance-9398957.html . live .
  5. News: Prospects Academy Trust offloads final Gloucestershire schools. BBC News. 21 June 2018. 3 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003193748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-31793200. live.
  6. Web site: Welcome to The Athelstan Trust. The Athelstan Trust. 23 September 2015. 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925093425/http://www.malmesbury.wilts.sch.uk/home/athelstan-academy-trust/. live.
  7. Web site: Ofsted Report 2015 . Ofsted . 13 March 2020 . 17 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200517075918/https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2524571 . live .
  8. News: Dean Academy in Lydney is placed in special measures. Gloucester Citizen. 26 November 2015. 26 November 2015. 27 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151127003424/http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Dean-Academy-Lydney-placed-special-measures/story-28246998-detail/story.html. live.
  9. News: How one headteacher changed a troubled Gloucestershire school to bring it out of special measures . Gloucestershire Live . 28 August 2020 . 6 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180106142503/http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/head-changed-culture-bring-troubled-1005448 . live .
  10. Web site: SEND offer . The Dean Academy . 28 August 2020 . 3 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200703041833/https://thedeanacademy.org/send-offer/ . live .
  11. Web site: Key Stage 4 Courses . Dean Academy . 28 August 2020 . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827130114/https://thedeanacademy.org/key-stage-4-courses/ . live .

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