Mercia Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Sunnyside
 Newhall
 Swadlincote
 Derbyshire DE11 0TL
Telephone: 01283 216404

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2022
History: This school arose from William Allitt School
Trust: Lionheart Educational Trust
Sponsor: Lionheart Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Nick Holmes (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Jackie Cooper
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 35.4 / 7.75
Non-teaching Staff*: 32.29
Number of pupils: 579
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.4
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 41.30% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 13.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 8.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Derbyshire
Constituency: South Derbyshire
Electoral Ward: Newhall and Stanton
School Number: 8304015

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st July 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Esteem South Academy (0.2km) show on map
  3. Newhall Junior School (0.2km) show on map
  4. Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  6. The Pingle Academy (1.3km) show on map
  7. St Edward's Catholic Academy (1.5km) show on map
  8. Springfield Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  9. Stanton Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  10. Belmont Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  11. Pennine Way Junior Academy (2.3km) show on map
  12. Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  13. Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  14. Eureka Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  15. Paulet High School (2.6km) show on map
  16. Tower View Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  17. The Violet Way Academy (2.7km) show on map
  18. Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School (2.8km) show on map
  19. Edge Hill Academy (2.8km) show on map
  20. Burton PRU (3.0km) show on map
  21. Granville Academy (3.0km) show on map
  22. St George's CofE Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  23. Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy (3.1km) show on map
  24. Abbot Beyne School (3.3km) show on map
  25. River View Primary and Nursery School (3.6km) show on map
  26. Albert Village Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  27. Burton and South Derbyshire College (3.8km) show on map
  28. Three Trees Infant Academy (3.9km) show on map
  29. Three Trees CofE Junior Academy (3.9km) show on map
  30. Bladon House School (4.1km) show on map
  31. Hartshorne CofE Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  32. Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  33. Lift Anglesey (4.6km) show on map
  34. Christ Church Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  35. Linton Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  36. Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School (4.7km) show on map
  37. Pegasus School (4.8km) show on map
  38. Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School (5.0km) show on map
  39. Lansdowne Infant Academy (5.0km) show on map
  40. Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England P... (5.4km) show on map
  41. Grange School (5.4km) show on map
  42. Paget High School (5.4km) show on map
  43. Overseal Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  44. Eton Park Junior Academy (5.5km) show on map
  45. Burton Fields School (5.7km) show on map
  46. Horninglow Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  47. Shobnall Primary & Nursery School (5.9km) show on map
  48. Rosliston CofE Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  49. Scientia Academy (6.0km) show on map
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  51. Moira Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  52. Repton Primary School (6.2km) show on map
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  54. Repton School (6.3km) show on map
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  75. John of Rolleston Primary School (8.1km) show on map
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  77. Castleview School (8.4km) show on map
  78. The Mosley Academy (8.5km) show on map
  79. Ivanhoe School (8.5km) show on map
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  81. Ashby Willesley Primary School (8.6km) show on map
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  91. Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  92. Measham Church of England Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  93. Hilton Spencer Academy (10.2km) show on map
  94. St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (10.5km) show on map
  95. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  96. Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy (10.5km) show on map
  97. All Saints CofE (C) Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  98. Etwall Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  99. Stenson Fields Primary Community School (11.0km) show on map
  100. John Port Spencer Academy (11.0km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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