58%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
39.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
9%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
735.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,375
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Pingle Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Derbyshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
58%
-7pp
65%62%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
-10pp
48%43%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
39.2
-3.1
43.441.339.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39.2
EBacc entry
9%
+1pp
12%9%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
EBacc APS
735.3
-221.5
956.8767.8578.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 735.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
A-level APS
28.2
+0.7
35.231.327.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.2
A-level value added
-0.43
0
+0.40.0-0.5
'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.4
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
5%
+1pp
16%10%4%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 5%
Average A-level grade
C-
0
B-C+C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,375
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
Coronation Street, Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
Local authority
Derbyshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 58% | 37% | 39.2 | Not applicable | 9% | 735.3 | 32% | 1,375 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 47% | 42.3 | -0.11 | 8% | 956.8 | 19% | 1,419 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 46% | 43.4 | -0.04 | 7% | 843.1 | 19% | 1,427 |
| 2021/22 | 65% | 47% | 43.4 | -0.13 | 6% | 791.0 | 16% | 1,400 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 48% | 43.1 | +0.11 | 12% | 578.9 | 29% | 1,154 |
| 2017/18 | 61% | 47% | 41.1 | -0.19 | 14% | 525.6 | 20% | 1,057 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28.2 | C- | -0.43 | 5% | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 27.4 | C- | -0.46 | 4% | 127 |
| 2022/23 | 27.8 | C- | — | 6% | 120 |
| 2021/22 | 35.2 | B- | — | 16% | 105 |
| 2018/19 | 28.9 | C | +0.08 | 4% | 91 |
| 2017/18 | 28.9 | C | +0.36 | 5% | 79 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,375 | 16.4 | 30% | 3% | 35% | 9% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 1,419 | 17.0 | 28% | 3% | 30% | 10% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 1,427 | 17.1 | 25% | 2% | 30% | 10% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 1,400 | 16.8 | 25% | 2% | 30% | 10% | 33% |
| 2020/21 | 1,366 | 16.9 | 23% | 2% | 26% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,154 | 15.6 | 12% | 2% | 33% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.