Mercia Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D45
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swadlincote, DE11 0TL
- Distance
- 1.3km away
The Pingle Academy
Coronation Street, Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
Local ranking37th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire
Ofsted: Needs attention
Secondary
Phase
1376
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 39.2 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.5% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 8.9% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 224
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 50.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C-
Avg A-Level Grade
28.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
104
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 224
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1375
- Boys
- 715 (52%)
- Girls
- 660 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1376 (100% full)
- SEND
- 29.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.1%
- EAL
- 2.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 9.6%
- SEN Support
- 20.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 84.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,162/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 92.1%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.3%
92.1%
White British
3.4%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Coronation Street
Swadlincote, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 144069
- UKPRN
- 10063076
- Establishment No.
- 5410
- Trust
- AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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