The Deanery CofE Academy

State-Funded School

the-deanery-cofe-academy-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

East WiltshireConstituency

SN1 7DAPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Deanery CofE Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Swindon, South West.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 670 pupils. The Deanery CofE Academy is part of THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.14

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

13%

Black

11%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

670

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

30%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 670
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Nov 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate

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.