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The Pingle Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Coronation Street, Swadlincote DE11 0QA · pingleacademy.com · 01283 216837
On the mapSearch near DE11 0QA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,363
- 99% of 1,376 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 175 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 204 | 175 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 220 | 237 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 218 | 256 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 226 | 279 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 280 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.2, and 37.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (28.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.28 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112995)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.2 | +4.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 48.7 | −2.9 |
| Other education | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −5.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | +4.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 students | C- (28.2) | Below average -0.43 | |
| 104 students | C- (28.3) | Below average -0.43 | |
| 30 students | Dist- (30.2) | Average -0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 112 | C- (27.4) | -0.46 |
| 2022/23 | 101 | C- (27.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 93 | B- (35.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 78 | C (28.9) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 76 | C (28.9) | +0.36 |
| 2016/17 | 98 | C (29.2) | +0.25 |
| 2015/16 | 92 | C- (27) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.7 | −14.7 |
| Further education | 2.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 12.6 | +2.7 |
| Employment | 31.1 | +7.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | +3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −1.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Pingle Academy on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 24 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement May 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
48% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (143 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 48%
- Positive
- 36%
- Replies
- 143
- 10% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 60 parents (42%) whose child was bullied
based on 70 parents (49%) with SEND