UK Schools
The Pingle Academy
The Pingle Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Swadlincote, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 1,363 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in February 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 39.2 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 7 September 2026 to 23 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Pingle Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Pingle Academy.
- 4 Further Information INSET Days
- 7–30 Autumn Term
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 26–30 Half Term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 2 Further Information INSET Days
- 1–18 Autumn Term
- 21–31 Winter holidays
- 1 Winter holidays
- 4 Further Information INSET Days
- 5–31 Spring Term
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 12 Further Information INSET Days
- 15–19 Half Term
- 1–25 Spring Term
- 26–31 Easter/Spring holidays
- 1–9 Easter/Spring holidays
- 12–30 Summer Term
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 31 Half Term
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–4 Half Term
- 1–23 Summer Term
- 26 Disaggregated
- 27–31 Summer holidays
- 1–31 Summer holidays
- 1–3 Summer holidays
Key dates (2026–2027)
- Further Information INSET Days Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Sep 7, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
- Half Term Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
- Further Information INSET Days Nov 2, 2026 Inset Day
- Winter holidays Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
- Further Information INSET Days Jan 4, 2027 Inset Day
- Spring Term Jan 5, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Further Information INSET Days Feb 12, 2027 Inset Day
- Half Term Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
- Easter/Spring holidays Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-Jul 23, 2027 Term
- Half Term May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
- Disaggregated Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
- Summer holidays Jul 27, 2027-Sep 3, 2027 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Pingle Academy with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 39.2 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.16 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 23.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The Pingle Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Pingle Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.