Dene Magna and Sixth Form

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

3.806 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Dene Magna and Sixth Form is a secondary school in Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

Dene Magna and Sixth Form catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	3.806 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2022	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2021	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 4 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

60% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Gloucestershire.
In 2024/25 the Attainment 8 score was 52.6 (England 46), and the average A level grade was C- (England B-).
For Year 7 2026 the last place offered went to a child living 3.806 miles away, 12th longest of 23 Gloucestershire secondary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Year 7 distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2015; it has swung sharply, most of all from 2015 to 2016.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Abenhall Road, Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 1,020 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024

Strengths

“Pupils are proud of their school.”
“They feel safe and happy in the caring community of Dene Magna School.”
“The school’s aim, ‘that each and every learner shall achieve their maximum potential and enjoy the process,’ lies at its heart.”

To improve

“However, some disadvantaged pupils are not achieving as highly as they could.”
“However, pupils’ understanding during lessons is not routinely checked.”
“When this happens, pupils’ learning is not adapted accordingly.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	60%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	52.6	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C-	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

SGS Forest High School 2.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre 5.6 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
Five Acres High School 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Severn Vale School 8.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Holmleigh Park High School 9.7 mi Good Last distance published
The Dean Academy 9.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Crypt School 10.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Ribston Hall High School 10.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published