The Deanery CofE Academy
About the school
The Deanery CofE Academy is an open secondary school in Swindon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 September 2023
- Published
- 8 November 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Inadequate
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.6
- Swindon
- 44
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Swindon
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 50.30%
- Swindon
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.40%
- Swindon
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 20.50%
- Swindon
- 33.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.14
- Swindon
- 3.91
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
768
Girls
49.87%
Boys
50.13%
SEN support
11.33%
Education, health and care plan
2.73%
English as an additional language
32.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.88%
Overall absence
8.96
Persistent absence
25.33