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Mercia Academy
Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote DE11 0TL
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
592
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 750
Local authority
Derbyshire
Lionheart Educational Trust
Schola Grade 1
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Mercia Academy
Mercia Academy is a secondary academy in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Lionheart Educational Trust.
It has 592 pupils on roll and room for 750. Its Schola Grade is 1 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Pupils on roll
- 592
- Capacity
- 750 pupils
- Free school meals
- 48.30% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Lionheart Educational Trust
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 149380
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