The Dorcan Academy
St Paul's Drive, Covingham, Swindon, SN3 5DA
Local ranking9th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1234
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 44.3 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.8% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 15.3% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 163
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 888
- Boys
- 467 (53%)
- Girls
- 421 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1234 (72% full)
- SEND
- 24.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.8%
- EAL
- 10.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 22.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,298/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 76.3%
- White Other: 5.9%
- Other: 5.9%
- Asian Other: 2.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
76.3%
White British
5.9%
White Other
5.9%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137684
- UKPRN
- 10035811
- Establishment No.
- 4060
- Trust
- THE DORCAN ACADEMY