Mercia Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Swadlincote · DE11 0TL · Derbyshire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 144069
The Pingle Academy
Academy converter · Swadlincote · DE11 0QA
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,363
Local authority
Derbyshire
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, 1,363 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 35.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Ages 11–18
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Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0JL · Staffordshire
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 144069
Location
- Address
- Coronation Street
- Postcode
- DE11 0QA
- Town
- Swadlincote
- County
- Derbyshire
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,363
- Boys / girls
- 704 / 659
- School capacity
- 1,376
- Capacity fill
- 1,363 / 1,376 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- FSM pupils
- 410
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Contact
- Telephone
- 01283216837