Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Stoke Road, Hinckley, LE10 0EA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP
- Principal
- Kelly Dryden
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- URN
- 138156
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455634582
About this school
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley is a special academy in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 432 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 32 | 20 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.63 -2.14 to -1.13 | -1.63 -2.28 to -0.97 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3% | 0% | 3.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 3% | 5% | 3.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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 Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.2 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.2 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 387 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 25 October 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report14 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.17%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.62%
- Persistent absence
- 28.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dovetree School0.2 miles
Special schools
-
Aurora Charnwood School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
Sketchley School1.7 miles
Special schools · Burbage
-
The Cedars2.6 miles
Special schools · Leicestershire
-
The Fusion Academy2.7 miles
Free Schools · Leicester
Other schools in Hinckley
- Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage Nursery
- Battling Brook Primary School Primary
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primary
- Burbage Junior School Primary
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primary
- Hollycroft Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Sharnford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley Primary
- Westfield Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley teach?
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Hinckley.
- Who is the principal of Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley?
- The principal of Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley is Kelly Dryden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley?
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley has 432 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley full?
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley has capacity for 420 pupils and 432 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley a faith school?
- No. Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley has no designated religious character.
- Is Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley part of an academy trust?
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley is part of OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley have?
- The schools register lists Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley's absence rate?
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley'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 1 July 2026.