Academy · Derbyshire
The Pingle Academy
- Secondary
- Ages 11–18
- Sixth form
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Derbyshire council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 175 families put this school as their first choice, and 204 places were offered. 175 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 204 | 175 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 220 | 237 | 90% |
| September 2024 | 218 | 256 | 83% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- KO Sports Football @ The Pingle Academy. Ofsted report
- Soccerstars Holiday Camp @ Pingle Academy, holiday club. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 24 February 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Sixth form
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 12 October 2021. Overall: Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1363 (capacity 1376)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Phone
- 01283216837
- Address
- Coronation Street, Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
- Website
- pingleacademy.com
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.