Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 432 pupils. Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley is part of OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2022
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Sixth formprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 3.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 3.3%
- EBacc average point score
- 0.26
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
70%Boys
30%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 3 – 19
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 432
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
- MAT name
- OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2022 | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good | Good |
| 30 Jun 2011 | 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.
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