Mercia Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- 583 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 91.4%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 3.1%
African 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.84
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 6 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 107 |
Admissions
Mercia Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 107
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 127 67 60 |
| Year 8 | 116 62 54 |
| Year 9 | 137 66 71 |
| Year 10 | 112 64 48 |
| Year 11 | 91 50 41 |