The Pingle Academy
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
D47
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Granville Academy
Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Local ranking11th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
950
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 3 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 169
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 909
- Boys
- 484 (53%)
- Girls
- 430 (47%)
- Capacity
- 950 (96% full)
- SEND
- 21.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.7%
- EAL
- 5.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 17.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,252/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.8%
- White Other: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.2%
- Asian Indian: 0.2%
90.8%
White British
5.4%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Burton Road
Swadlincote, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 144533
- UKPRN
- 10064006
- Establishment No.
- 4097
- Trust
- AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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