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Peak Academy

Drake Lane, Dursley, GL11 5HD ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 11–16 in Dursley. Ofsted inspection (May 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
11–16
Pupils
65
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Academy trust
REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Dave Readman
Opened
Aug 2022

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 7 May 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 13 pupils

Attainment 8
9.2
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
0%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
0%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.63
2023/24 · CI -2.55 to -0.7
This school
9.2
Gloucestershire
50.3
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Small year group: with few pupils, results can swing a lot from year to year. Look at several years together.
Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 138429), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
64
Capacity
100
65% full
Girls / boys
18/82
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)78.1%
  • English as an additional language1.6%
  • SEN support0%
  • Education, Health and Care plan100%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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