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*: 41.4 / 14.9
Non-teaching Staff*: 21.1
Number of pupils: 858
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.7
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 27.20% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 17.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.8km
* 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: 13th 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. Crowdys Hill School (3.8km) show on map
  32. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon (4.0km) show on map
  33. Kingsdown School (4.0km) show on map
  34. Beechcroft Infant School (4.1km) show on map
  35. The Commonweal School (4.1km) show on map
  36. UTC Swindon (4.4km) show on map
  37. EOTAS Swindon (4.4km) show on map
  38. Ferndale Primary School & Nursery (4.5km) show on map
  39. East Wichel Primary School & Nursery (4.6km) show on map
  40. Robert Le Kyng Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  41. St Luke's Academy (4.7km) show on map
  42. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  43. Swindon Academy (4.7km) show on map
  44. Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School (4.9km) show on map
  45. Pinewood School (5.0km) show on map
  46. Seven Fields Primary School (5.0km) show on map
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  48. Even Swindon Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  49. Wroughton Junior School (5.5km) show on map
  50. The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College (5.5km) show on map
  51. Rodbourne Cheney Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  52. Compass Community School Wheatley Park (5.6km) show on map
  53. Maranatha Christian School (5.6km) show on map
  54. Kingfisher CE Academy (5.7km) show on map
  55. The Deanery CE Academy (5.7km) show on map
  56. Nova Hreod Academy (5.8km) show on map
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  62. Haydon Wick Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  63. Hazelwood Academy (6.5km) show on map
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  68. St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy (6.9km) show on map
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  70. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School (7.0km) show on map
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  72. Orchid Vale Primary School (7.2km) show on map
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  79. St Francis CofE Primary School (7.5km) show on map
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  90. Westrop Primary & Nursery School (8.2km) show on map
  91. Oakhurst Community Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  92. Churchward School (8.4km) show on map
  93. Great Western Academy (8.4km) show on map
  94. William Morris Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  95. Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy (8.5km) show on map
  96. Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  97. St Mary's Church of England Primary School & ... (10.0km) show on map
  98. Ogbourne CofE Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  99. Bradon Forest School (10.2km) show on map
  100. Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary... (10.6km) show on map
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