Dene Magna and Sixth Form is a mixed secondary academy in Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire County Council, teaching 1,020 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in October 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 52.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Dene Magna and Sixth Form.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 8 Oct 2024 · Published 19 Nov 2024
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Dene Magna and Sixth Form.

Dene Magna and Sixth Form term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term (Term 1)
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–17 Autumn Term (Term 1)
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3–30 Autumn Term (Term 2)
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–19 Autumn Term (Term 2)
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 5–31 Spring Term (Term 3)
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–13 Spring Term (Term 3)
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
  • 23–28 Spring Term (Term 4)
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–27 Spring Term (Term 4)
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 13–30 Summer Term (Term 5)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–22 Summer Term (Term 5)
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term (Term 6)
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–17 Summer Term (Term 6)
  • 20–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term (Term 1) September 1, 2025 - October 17, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday October 20, 2025 - October 31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term (Term 2) November 3, 2025 - December 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term (Term 3) January 5, 2026 - February 13, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday February 16, 2026 - February 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term (Term 4) February 23, 2026 - March 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday March 30, 2026 - April 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term (Term 5) April 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term (Term 6) June 1, 2026 - July 17, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday July 20, 2026 - August 31, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
52.6 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 18%
59.9% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 16%
25.95 A level average score England 35
16.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Dene Magna and Sixth Form with Gloucestershire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 52.6 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 52.6
Gloucestershire County Council 50.3 England 46.1 +6.5 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 59.9%
Gloucestershire County Council 53.1% England 45.4% +14.5 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 42.4
Gloucestershire County Council 34.6 England 34.9 +7.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 12.6
Gloucestershire County Council 19.4 England 15.5 -2.9 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 19.2%
Gloucestershire County Council 19% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 167
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 25.95 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 25.95
Gloucestershire County Council 36.28 England 35 -9 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 71
Attendance 16.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 16.1%
Gloucestershire County Council 16.8% England 17.8% -1.7 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.7%
Gloucestershire County Council 6.7% England 6.8% in line with England
What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 95%
Gloucestershire County Council 93% England 92% +3 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 86%
Gloucestershire County Council 82% England 83% +3 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 89% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Gloucestershire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 89%
Gloucestershire County Council 84% England 79% +10 vs England
Went to higher education 44%
Gloucestershire County Council 36% England 37% +7 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Dene Magna and Sixth Form. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Dene Magna and Sixth Form than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.