Dene Magna and Sixth Form
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
- Distance
- 3.4km away
SGS Forest High School
Causeway Road, Cinderford, GL14 2AZ
Local ranking40th of 41 secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
450
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 30 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 32.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 18.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 39.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 61
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 73.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 257
- Boys
- 131 (51%)
- Girls
- 124 (49%)
- Capacity
- 450 (57% full)
- SEND
- 31.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.4%
- EAL
- 14.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.5%
- SEN Support
- 26.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,981/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 82.9%
- White Other: 6.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 4.3%
- Other: 2.7%
- White Irish: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
82.9%
White British
6.2%
White Other
4.3%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Causeway Road
Cinderford, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 138496
- UKPRN
- 10038444
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD ACADEMY TRUST
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