The Dean Academy

The Dean Academy
Type	Academy
Location	Church Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 5DZ England Coordinates: 51°43′17″N 2°32′10″W / 51.72141°N 2.53619°W / 51.72141; -2.53619
DfE number	916/4005
DfE URN	138421 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–16
Website	www.thedeanacademy.org

The Dean Academy (formerly Whitecross School) is a mixed secondary school located in Lydney in the English county of Gloucestershire.^[1]

Previously a foundation school administered by Gloucestershire County Council, Whitecross School converted to academy status on 1 November 2012 and was renamed The Dean Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Gloucestershire County Council for admissions. As an academy, the school was previously part of the Prospects Academies Trust. However, in May 2014 it was announced that the trust was to cease operations,^[2] and The Dean Academy formally joined the Athelstan Academy Trust in March 2015.^[3] Athelstan Academy Trust also includes Malmesbury School and Bradon Forest School in Wiltshire.^[4]

The Dean Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs, OCR Nationals and ASDAN courses programmes of study for pupils.^[5] The school also offers hair and beauty courses delivered at the schools purpose built salon.

In November 2015, The academy was put into special measures after a critical Ofsted report, and the headteacher David Gaston resigned.^[6]

Notable former pupils

Whitecross School

Wayne Barnes, Rugby Union Referee
Andy Lewis, Rio 2016 Paralympic Gold Medallist
Paddy Henderson BBC Journalist, former Team Great Britain junior athlete

References

↑ "Dean Academy". thedeanacademy.org.
↑ Richard Garner (2014-03-19). "First academy chain closes leaving the fates of six schools in the balance". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
↑ "BBC News - Prospects Academy Trust offloads final Gloucestershire schools". BBC News.
↑ "Athelstan Academy Trust - Malmesbury School". malmesbury.wilts.sch.uk.
↑ "Key stage 4 curriculum 2014". thedeanacademy.org.
↑ "Dean Academy in Lydney is placed in special measures". Gloucester Citizen. 26 November 2015.

External links

The Dean Academy official website

Schools in Gloucestershire (including South Gloucestershire)

Primary	The British School

Secondary	Abbeywood Community School Archway School All Saints' Academy Beaufort Co-operative Academy Balcarras School Barnwood Park Arts College Bradley Stoke Community School Brimsham Green School Bristol Technology & Engineering Academy The Castle School Cheltenham Bournside School Chipping Campden School Chipping Sodbury School Chosen Hill School Churchdown School Academy Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester Kingshill School Cleeve School Cotswold School The Dean Academy Dene Magna School Downend School Farmor's School The Forest High School Gloucester Academy The Grange School Hanham Woods Academy John Cabot Academy Katharine Lady Berkeley's School King's Oak Academy Maidenhill School Mangotsfield School Marlwood School Millbrook Academy Newent Community School Patchway Community College Pittville School Rednock School The Ridings' Yate Academy The Riding's Winterbourne Academy Severn Vale School Sir Bernard Lovell School Sir William Romney's School St Peter's High School Tewkesbury School Thomas Keble School Winchcombe School Wyedean School

Grammar	The Crypt School High School for Girls Marling School Pate's Grammar School Ribston Hall High School Sir Thomas Rich's School Stroud High School

Sixth form colleges	Cirencester College Downfield Sixth Form Gloucestershire College

Independent (senior)	Cheltenham College Cheltenham Ladies' College St Edward's School

Independent (all ages)	Dean Close School The King's School, Gloucester Rendcomb College Westonbirt School Wycliffe College Wynstones School

Special education	Alderman Knight School National Star College

Defunct	Cirencester Grammar School Hanham High School Oriel School Rose Hill School Tewkesbury Academy Vale of Berkeley College

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