The Dean Academy

School Name: The Dean Academy
Address: Church Road
Town/City: Lydney
County: Gloucestershire
Postcode: GL15 5DZ
Telephone Number: 01594 843202
Website: http://www.thedeanacademy.org/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: The Athelstan Trust
Sponsor: The Athelstan Trust

Headteacher: Hannah Rowlands
Capacity: 1095
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 816 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 75% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 34.2%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 138421
DfE Number: 916/4005
UKPRN: 10038377
UPRN: 100121368900
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Forest of Dean (E07000080)
Constituency: Forest of Dean (E14001240)
Electoral Ward: Lydney West & Aylburton (E05012167)

Easting & Northing: 363079E, 202707N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 43' 21" N 2° 32' 8.77" W
Plus Code: 9C3VPFF7+2M

DfE Record: View record

1. Lydney Church of England Community School (0.6km)
2. Severnbanks Primary School (1.4km)
3. Aylburton Church of England Primary School (1.5km)
4. Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy (1.8km)
5. Pillowell Community Primary School (3.8km)
6. Bream Church of England Primary School (4.2km)
7. Yorkley Primary School (4.2km)
8. Woolaston Primary School (4.3km)
9. SGS Berkeley Green UTC (4.4km)
10. Aurora Severnside School (4.4km)

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