The Pingle Academy
Coronation Street, Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
1,363 pupils · 99% of 1,376 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 204 | 175 | 350 | 189 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 220 | 237 | 403 | 220 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 218 | 256 | 426 | 218 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 226 | 279 | 463 | 226 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 210 | 280 | 452 | 210 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 217 | 319 | 472 | 217 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 214 | 286 | 453 | 214 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 274 | 278 | 431 | 273 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mercia Academy 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Granville Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy 3.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Paulet High School 3.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Abbot Beyne School 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Paget High School 6.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.