Dene Magna and Sixth Form
Abenhall Road, Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FOREST OF DEAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Declan Mooney
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Forest of Dean Trust
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,125
- Pupils on roll
- 1,020
- URN
- 137387
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01594542370
About this school
Dene Magna and Sixth Form is a secondary academy in Mitcheldean. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,020 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 170 | 169 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.5 | 45.3 | 52.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.21 to +0.22 | +0.05 -0.17 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 45.6% | 59.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 65.1% | 77.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 26.6% | 34.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dene Magna and Sixth Form has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.5 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.3 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.6 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,030 |
| 2023/24 | 1,022 |
| 2024/25 | 1,006 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dene Magna and Sixth Form compares
Dene Magna and Sixth Form ranked 11th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.6 | 6.7% | 21.5% | 1,020 | — |
| SGS Forest High School | 35.6 | 8.2% | 35.4% | 255 | 2.1 miles |
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre | 41.5 | 9.7% | 23.2% | 976 | 5.6 miles |
| John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy | 47.7 | 7.3% | 18% | 1,274 | 6.0 miles |
| Five Acres High School | 51.8 | 7.8% | 27.5% | 786 | 6.4 miles |
| Severn Vale School | 43.7 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,350 | 8.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.52%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.71%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
SGS Forest High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Cinderford
-
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre5.6 miles
Secondary · Newent
-
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Ross-on-Wye
-
Five Acres High School6.4 miles
Secondary · Coleford
-
Severn Vale School8.7 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Mitcheldean
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Dene Magna School to Dene Magna and Sixth Form recorded 14 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Dene Magna and Sixth Form teach?
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Mitcheldean.
- Who is the headteacher of Dene Magna and Sixth Form?
- The headteacher of Dene Magna and Sixth Form is Mr Declan Mooney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dene Magna and Sixth Form last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dene Magna and Sixth Form, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Dene Magna and Sixth Form?
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form has 1,020 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Dene Magna and Sixth Form full?
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form has capacity for 1,125 pupils and 1,020 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dene Magna and Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Dene Magna and Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Dene Magna and Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Dene Magna and Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Dene Magna and Sixth Form?
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form is part of FOREST OF DEAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dene Magna and Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.5 in 2022/23 and 52.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dene Magna and Sixth Form rank locally?
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form ranked 11th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dene Magna and Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dene Magna and Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dene Magna and Sixth Form's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 16 July 2026.