The Pingle AcademyGranville Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Swadlincote.

Summary of the comparison

The Pingle Academy and Granville Academy are secondary schools in Swadlincote.

  • The Pingle Academy scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Granville Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Granville Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Pingle Academy was judged in need of attention and Granville Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.2 for The Pingle Academy and 46.5 for Granville Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Pingle Academy (43.4 in 2021-22, 39.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Granville Academy (47.7 in 2021-22, 46.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Pingle Academy versus Granville Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SwadlincoteThe Pingle AcademySwadlincoteGranville AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking37th of 45 in Derbyshire 9th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,375 909
Capacity1,376 950
LocationSwadlincote, DE11 0QA Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
GCSE results
Attainment 839.2 46.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.1% 48.2% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.5% 70.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc8.9% 47.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.28 4.19 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort224 166
A-level results
A-level entries104 Not reported
A-level average points28.2 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points28.9 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.4% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,375 909
Free school meals (ever 6)35.1% 36.7%
English as an additional language2.8% 5.2%
SEN support20.2% 17.7%
SEN with an EHC plan9.6% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence9.0% 6.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.5% 18.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Pingle Academy

Granville Academy

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