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Granville Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote DE11 7JR · granvilleacademy.co.uk · 01283 216765
On the mapSearch near DE11 7JR
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 914
- 96% of 950 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 203 families put the school first and 182 places were offered; 88% 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 | 182 | 203 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 171 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 164 | 147 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 149 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 157 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.5, and 48.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.19 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112940)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.3 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 52.8 | +2.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.1 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −4.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Granville Academy on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 83
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (37%) with SEND