Secondary
The Pingle Academy
Coronation Street, Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1363 of 1376 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Sixth formNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
37%
39.2
3rd of 3 by our score, among the secondary schools in Swadlincote we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 |
| Entered the EBacc | 9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% |
| A level average points per entry | 28.16 |
| A level students | 104 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47% |
| 22/23 | 46% |
| 23/24 | 47% |
| 24/25 | 37% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.2 |
| 22/23 | 27.8 |
| 23/24 | 27.4 |
| 24/25 | 28.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.13 |
| 22/23 | -0.04 |
| 23/24 | -0.11 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.4 |
| 22/23 | 43.4 |
| 23/24 | 42.3 |
| 24/25 | 39.2 |
Coronation Street, Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Derbyshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Acting Headteacher
- Michelle Oliphant
- Address
- Coronation Street, Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
- Telephone
- 01283216837