Granville Academy, Swadlincote

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.7km)Possible (~2.5km)Unlikely (~3.2km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Gemma Lowe
Pupils:914 / 950 capacity
LA:Derbyshire
Phone:01283216765
Address:Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Trust:AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 3 December 2024View full report
URN:144533
UKPRN:10064006
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:South Derbyshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2022 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

37.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

83 responses
Would recommend90%
Child is happy89%
Well taught92%
Good progress92%
Feels safe92%
Well behaved89%
Bullying dealt with25%
Kept informed86%
Handles concerns71%
Wider development74%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

26.0

Avg class size

35

Total classes

5 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Granville Community School (Adj)
98m · 2 min walk
Lincoln Way (Adj)
231m · 4 min walk
Lincoln Way End (SW-bound)
276m · 4 min walk
Lincoln Way Top (Opp)
310m · 5 min walk
Salisbury Drive (S-bound)
333m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

914 pupils

950 capacity

36 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Swadlincote

High pressure
New homes approved:1,911
Projected new pupils:344

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Swadlincote

Admissions Demand - Derbyshire

Low demand0.90x oversubscription

Places available

8,811

Applications

7,963

Got 1st preference

95.4%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Secondary admissions across Derbyshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

3 December 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
9 February 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
8 July 2015
Requires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.72339%

Overall absence

18.05556%

Persistent absence

936

Enrolments

Authorised2.83912%
Unauthorised3.88428%
Persistent (10%+)18.05556%
Severe (50%+)3.09829%

Absence trend

6.82974%
18/19
5.87423%
20/21
8.9051%
21/22
7.77433%
22/23
7.61356%
23/24
6.72339%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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