The Deanery CofE Academy
Secondary school in Swindon. Inadequate (Sep 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 12 September 2023, report published 8 November 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to The Deanery CE Academy (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. The Deanery CofE Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2027
The last inspection was in September 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.9 milesThe Commonweal School
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Jun 2023)
- 1.3 milesUTC Swindon
Requires improvement (May 2024)
- 1.4 milesThe Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Good (Apr 2023)
- 1.8 milesLydiard Park Academy
School remains Good (Dec 2023)
- 2.1 milesLawn Manor Academy
Good (Jul 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.