Peak Academy
Drake Lane, Dursley, GL11 5HD
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dave Readman
- Sponsor
- Reach South Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 149396
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453542130
About this school
Peak Academy is a special academy in Dursley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 65 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.8 | 5.3 | 9.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.62 -3.66 to -1.57 | -1.63 -2.55 to -0.70 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
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 Peak Academy 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 | 6.8 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 25.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 78.13%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 24.35%
- Persistent absence
- 63.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hopelands Preparatory School4.7 miles
Independent schools
-
William Morris School4.8 miles
Special schools
-
Wycliffe College4.8 miles
Independent schools · Stonehouse
-
OneSchoolGlobal Bristol Campus5.1 miles
Independent schools · Gloucestershire
-
Skylark Plus Limited5.1 miles
Other types · Berkeley
Other schools in Dursley
- Cam Everlands Primary School Primary
- Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cam Woodfield Infant School Primary
- Cam Woodfield Junior School Primary
- Coaley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dursley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Uley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rednock School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Peak Academy teach?
- Peak Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Dursley.
- Who is the headteacher of Peak Academy?
- The headteacher of Peak Academy is Mr Dave Readman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Peak Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Peak Academy, 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 Peak Academy?
- Peak Academy has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Peak Academy full?
- Peak Academy has capacity for 100 pupils and 65 on roll (65%), 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 Peak Academy a faith school?
- No. Peak Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Peak Academy?
- Peak Academy is part of REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Peak Academy have?
- The schools register lists Peak Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Peak Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.8 in 2022/23 and 9.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Peak Academy's absence rate?
- Peak Academy's overall absence rate is 24.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Peak Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Peak Academy'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 10 July 2026.