Wyedean School and Sixth Form CentreThe Dean Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre and The Dean Academy are secondary schools.
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Dean Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is ahead on our composite score.
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre was judged Good and The Dean Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.8 for Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre and 43.1 for The Dean Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre (49.1 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Dean Academy (43.9 in 2021-22, 43.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChepstowWyedean School and Sixth Form Centre | LydneyThe Dean Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 32nd of 40 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,068 | 734 | |
| Capacity | 1,217 | 1,095 | |
| Location | Chepstow, NP16 7AA | Lydney, GL15 5DZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.8 Stronger figure | 43.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.7% Stronger figure | 32.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.6% Stronger figure | 57.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.5% | 37.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.01 Stronger figure | 3.80 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 170 | 90 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 87 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 33.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,068 | 734 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.7% | 32.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.3% | 4.2% | |
| SEN support | 8.1% | 11.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 6.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% | 8.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.6% | 24.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
The Dean Academy
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