The Pingle Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Swadlincote, East Midlands DE11 0QA · Derbyshire
#242 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#3036 of 4,090 nationally
About The Pingle Academy
The Pingle Academy is a academy secondary located in Swadlincote, in the Derbyshire local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,363 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 28.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 242nd of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (39th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (19th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,363; capacity filled 99.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 58.5%; ebacc average points 3.28.
There are 32 schools in Swadlincote; The Pingle Academy ranks 17th of 32 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)39.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)37.1%
- A level points per entry (10%)28.2
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)35.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Pingle Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,363
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 99.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 39.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 37.1%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 58.5%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.28
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 28.2
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near The Pingle Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Edward's Catholic Academy
Swadlincote · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
248 students · 401 m away
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
Swadlincote · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
155 students · 605 m away
Springfield Junior School
Swadlincote · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
182 students · 612 m away
Belmont Primary School
Swadlincote · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
415 students · 915 m away
Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School
Swadlincote · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
207 students · 919 m away
Newhall Infant School
Swadlincote · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
175 students · 1.2 km away
Pennine Way Junior Academy
Swadlincote · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
358 students · 1.3 km away
Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School
Swadlincote · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
314 students · 1.3 km away
Mercia Academy
Swadlincote · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
592 students · 1.3 km away
Newhall Junior School
Swadlincote · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
284 students · 1.3 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,361 students
Carlton Academy
Nottingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,354 students
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,373 students
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,376 students
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,349 students
University Academy Holbeach
Spalding · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,378 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Pingle Academy a good school?
The Pingle Academy has a Success Index (England) of 28.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #242 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Pingle Academy rank in East Midlands?
The Pingle Academy ranks #242 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #3036 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Pingle Academy?
The Pingle Academy had 1,363 students in 2025.
Is The Pingle Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
The Pingle Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Pingle Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Pingle Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.