Dene Magna and Sixth Form, Mitcheldean

In its own words: "This aim is at the heart of all we strive to do at Dene Magna and we believe it makes the school a special place to study in, work at and be a part of."

On phones, the school says: "We expect all mobile phones to be switched off at the start of the day and not switched back on until the end of the day."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Dene Magna and Sixth Form averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is down from 52.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.05: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.8, against 46 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 176 families put Dene Magna and Sixth Form as their first choice and 271 named it as one of their preferences, for 165 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Dene Magna and Sixth Form are SGS Forest High School (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 32.9); Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre (5.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.4); and John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy (6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 46.8).

Dene Magna and Sixth Form's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Dene Magna and Sixth Form is one of 3 schools run by Forest of Dean Trust, an academy trust.

163 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Dene Magna and Sixth Form (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 80 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 11% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Dene Magna and Sixth Form.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Grounds (in), 30 metres away.

In 2024/25, Dene Magna and Sixth Form issued 74 suspensions, 7.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Dene Magna and Sixth Form are Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School (0.4 miles), Drybrook Primary School (1.5 miles), Hope Brook CofE Primary School (1.5 miles) and Steam Mills Primary School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.