Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Academy special converter · Ages 4–19 · Hinckley, Leicestershire
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley is a special school in Hinckley, Leicestershire for ages 4–19 (academy special converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 October 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Stoke Road, Hinckley, LE10 0EA
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4–19
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 432 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 October 2022
Strengths
- “Dorothy Goodman School is a place where pupils are respected, nurtured and taught to be independent.”
- “Leaders are ambitious for all pupils.”
- “Across all school sites, pupils learn from well-trained staff who know them well.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that some subjects are at a more advanced stage of development than others.”
- “However, in some subjects, it is not clear precisely what knowledge leaders intend pupils to learn, nor how it is checked.”
- “Leaders have not fully developed assessment systems to measure the key knowledge to be learned accurately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 3% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 3.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
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- Dixie Grammar School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade