Mercia Academy
Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL
Local ranking43rd of 46 secondary schools in Derbyshire
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 32.6
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 23.2%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 36.6%
- Entering EBacc
- 5.4%
- EBacc APS
- 2.6
- Cohort Size
- 112
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 579
- Boys
- 302 (52%)
- Girls
- 277 (48%)
- Capacity
- 750 (77% full)
- SEND
- 23.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.6%
- EAL
- 3.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 20.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,053/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.1%
- Persistent Absence
- 36.3%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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: 88.3%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.7%
88.3%
White British
2.6%
White Other
2.6%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 149380
- UKPRN
- 10091218
- Establishment No.
- 4015
- Trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST