Established 1970 Headteacher Sherryl Bareham Chair of Governors Jacquie Rains Motto Aspire to greatness Founded 1970 | Deputy Headteacher Malcom Coombes Phone +44 1793 525231 Number of students 1,022 Staff 140 | |
Location St Paul's DriveCovinghamSwindonWiltshireSN3 5DAEngland Similar DORCAN RECREA COMPLEX, Kingsdown School, New College Swindon, Swindon Borough Council, Churchfie Academy Profiles | ||
The dorcan academy
The Dorcan Academy is a mixed secondary school in Swindon, Wiltshire, for students aged 11 to 16. Since December 2011 it has been an academy.
Contents
The dorcan academy open night 2015
History
Dorcan Comprehensive School was built in the 1970s, later becoming Dorcan Technology College. The ethos of the school is to allow access to a broad curriculum which covers both academic and work-related learning giving students the choice of which path their education should follow. Most students opt to combine the two leaving their options open for further education.
Extra-curricular activities
After school clubs are organised by staff at the beginning of each term.
Ofsted and academic performance
In March 2009, the school became a Foundation School. Since 2005, the percentage of pupils achieving five GCSEs at grades A*-C has steadily improved. Following the disappointment of the 2007 inspection, reports have followed a similar pattern of steady overall improvement, with the school gaining an overall rating of "satisfactory" in 2011.