Mercia Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 149380
- Address
- Sunnyside, Newhall, DE11 0TL
- Website
- www.merciaacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 579 (61% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.3%
- Persistent absence
- 34.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 88.9%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 2.6%
African 2.1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.64
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 31 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 110 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 110 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| Geography | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Mercia Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 103
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 104 51 53 |
| Year 8 | 123 66 57 |
| Year 9 | 112 59 53 |
| Year 10 | 129 61 68 |
| Year 11 | 111 65 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 41.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 5.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |