Granville Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
Burton Road, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/12/2024
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
18.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
914
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
166 of 171 families who put it first got an offer
180
Places offered
295
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 171 | 166 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 80 | 12 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 44 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 295 | 180 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gemma Lowe
- Address
- Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
- Phone
- 01283216765
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Woodville · South Derbyshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144533
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
914 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 936 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.04 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 47% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 166 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 164 | 26% | 61% | 81% | |
| English Language | 164 | 16% | 51% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 164 | 18% | 53% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 147 | 7% | 39% | 65% | |
| History | 88 | 16% | 35% | 49% | |
| Spanish | 81 | 9% | 54% | 69% | |
| Geography | 75 | 7% | 31% | 43% | |
| Business | 69 | 9% | 38% | 46% | |
| Physical Education | 44 | 30% | 64% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 10% | 48% | 63% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 30 | 0% | 30% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 25 | 12% | 36% | 48% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.