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The Dorcan Academy

URN: 137684

Address: St Paul's Drive, Covingham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 5DA

Rating and reports

Good

Latest inspection

  1. Outstanding
  2. Good
  3. Requires Improvement
  4. Inadequate

All reports

  1. School inspection: GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 09 September 2022
    PDF – Published

  2. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 01 December 2020
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 10 December 2018
    PDF – Published

  4. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 17 January 2018
    PDF – Published

  5. Full inspection: InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 04 July 2016
    PDF – Published

  6. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 24 February 2014
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 18 December 2013
    PDF – Published

  8. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
    PDF – Published
  9. Opened
  10. Previously Dorcan Technology College Closed

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About The Dorcan Academy

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: Swindon

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 720
  • School capacity: 1234

Location

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  • Address: St Paul's Drive, Covingham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 5DA
  • Region: South West

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