# Mercia Academy

Mercia Academy is a secondary school in South Derbyshire, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 592 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E149380. [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 592
- Council: South Derbyshire
- URN: 149380

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Mercia Academy was 38.7, against 46.9 in South Derbyshire and 46.2 in England.
29.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | South Derbyshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.7 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29.2% | 49.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48.5% | 69.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 130 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newhall Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhall-infant-school-e112636): 70 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023
- [Newhall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhall-junior-school-e150696): 130 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Esteem South Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/esteem-south-academy-e146056): 300 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), January 2023
- [Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairmeadows-foundation-primary-school-e112982): 830 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Pingle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pingle-academy-e144069): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmsleigh-infant-and-nursery-school-e147811): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149380)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149380)

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