# The Pingle Academy

The Pingle Academy is a secondary school in South Derbyshire, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,363 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E144069. [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,363
- Council: South Derbyshire
- URN: 144069

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
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 The Pingle Academy was 43.4, against 46.9 in South Derbyshire and 46.2 in England.
43.1% 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 | 43.4 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43.1% | 49.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 69.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 218 | – | – |

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.

- [St Edward's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-catholic-academy-e143513): 400 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmsleigh-infant-and-nursery-school-e147811): 600 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- [Springfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-junior-school-e143953): 610 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Belmont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-primary-school-e112974): 910 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairmeadows-foundation-primary-school-e112982): 920 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newhall Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhall-infant-school-e112636): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023

## 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/144069)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144069)

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