Dene Magna School

State-Funded School

dene-magna-school-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

GloucestershireLocal Authority

Forest of DeanConstituency

GL17 0DUPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Dene Magna School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Gloucestershire, South West.

It currently serves 1,020 pupils. Dene Magna School is part of FOREST OF DEAN TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 59.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.52

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,020

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,020
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: FOREST OF DEAN TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
14 Dec 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.