The Dorcan Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 St Paul's Drive
 Covingham
 Swindon
 Wiltshire SN3 5DA
Telephone: 01793 525231

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Dorcan Technology College
Trust: The Dorcan Academy

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Sherryl Bareham
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 53.6 / 9.95
Non-teaching Staff*: 38.31
Number of pupils: 888
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.6
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 30.30% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 19.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 39.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Swindon
Constituency: South Swindon
Electoral Ward: Liden, Eldene and Park South
School Number: 8664060

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 12th July 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Covingham Park Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Eldene Nursery and Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  4. Nyland School (0.9km) show on map
  5. Nythe Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Goddard Park Community Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  7. Colebrook Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Colebrook Infant Academy (1.3km) show on map
  9. The Chalet School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Liden Academy (1.5km) show on map
  11. Oaktree Nursery and Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  12. New College Swindon (2.0km) show on map
  13. Mountford Manor Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  14. Lawn Manor Academy (2.3km) show on map
  15. Grange Junior School (2.4km) show on map
  16. St Joseph's Catholic College (2.4km) show on map
  17. Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery (2.5km) show on map
  18. Badbury Park Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  19. Lawn Primary and Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  20. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  21. Wanborough Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  22. Drove Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  23. Grange Infants' School (3.1km) show on map
  24. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  25. South Marston Church of England Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  26. The Croft Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  27. Gorse Hill Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  28. King William Street Church of England Primary... (3.5km) show on map
  29. Lethbridge Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  30. Ruskin Junior School (3.6km) show on map
  31. Connex (3.6km) show on map
  32. Crowdys Hill School (3.8km) show on map
  33. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon (4.0km) show on map
  34. Kingsdown School (4.0km) show on map
  35. Beechcroft Infant School (4.1km) show on map
  36. The Commonweal School (4.1km) show on map
  37. UTC Swindon (4.4km) show on map
  38. EOTAS Swindon (4.4km) show on map
  39. Ferndale Primary School & Nursery (4.5km) show on map
  40. East Wichel Primary School & Nursery (4.6km) show on map
  41. Robert Le Kyng Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  42. St Luke's Academy (4.7km) show on map
  43. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  44. Swindon Academy (4.7km) show on map
  45. Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School (4.9km) show on map
  46. Pinewood School (5.0km) show on map
  47. Seven Fields Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  48. Greenmeadow Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  49. Even Swindon Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  50. Wroughton Junior School (5.5km) show on map
  51. The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College (5.5km) show on map
  52. Rodbourne Cheney Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  53. Compass Community School Wheatley Park (5.6km) show on map
  54. Maranatha Christian School (5.6km) show on map
  55. Kingfisher CE Academy (5.7km) show on map
  56. The Deanery CofE Academy (5.7km) show on map
  57. Nova Hreod Academy (5.8km) show on map
  58. Moredon Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  59. Bishopstone Church of England Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  60. Wroughton Infant School (6.1km) show on map
  61. Catherine Wayte Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  62. Abbey Meads Community Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  63. Haydon Wick Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  64. Lift Hazelwood (6.5km) show on map
  65. Westlea Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  66. Haydonleigh Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  67. Shaw Ridge Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  68. Shrivenham Church of England School (6.8km) show on map
  69. St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy (6.9km) show on map
  70. Bridlewood Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  71. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School (7.0km) show on map
  72. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and N... (7.0km) show on map
  73. Orchid Vale Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  74. Brook Field Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  75. Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary (7.3km) show on map
  76. Peatmoor Community Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  77. Millbrook Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  78. Southfield Junior School (7.5km) show on map
  79. Highworth Warneford School (7.5km) show on map
  80. St Francis CofE Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  81. Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of Engl... (7.6km) show on map
  82. Tregoze Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  83. Abbey Park School (7.8km) show on map
  84. Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy (7.8km) show on map
  85. Brimble Hill Special School (7.9km) show on map
  86. Uplands School (7.9km) show on map
  87. Eastrop Infant School (7.9km) show on map
  88. Red Oaks Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  89. Lydiard Park Academy (8.0km) show on map
  90. Watchfield Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  91. Westrop Primary & Nursery School (8.2km) show on map
  92. Oakhurst Community Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  93. Churchward School (8.4km) show on map
  94. Great Western Academy (8.4km) show on map
  95. William Morris Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  96. Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy (8.5km) show on map
  97. Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  98. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & ... (10.0km) show on map
  99. Ogbourne CofE Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  100. Bradon Forest School (10.2km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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