Academy converter · Derbyshire

Granville Academy

11–16Ages
914Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144533URN

Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

312 applications for 182 places · 26th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.0of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

19th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

312 applications · 182 places offered · 203 named it first

2026 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Granville Sports College (URN 112940), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	182	312	1.7	203	1.12
Sep 2025	180	295	1.6	171	0.95
Sep 2024	164	271	1.7	147	0.90
Sep 2023	178	300	1.7	149	0.84
Sep 2022	178	306	1.7	157	0.88
Sep 2021	162	236	1.5	108	0.67
Sep 2020	172	298	1.7	135	0.78
Sep 2019	184	326	1.8	151	0.82
Sep 2018	157	287	1.8	151	0.96
Sep 2017 *	159	302	1.9	158	0.99
Sep 2016 *	96	202	2.1	95	0.99
Sep 2015 *	109	218	2.0	106	0.97
Sep 2014 *	120	212	1.8	105	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

169 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.019th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%14th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	169	45.0	49%	68%	–
2024/25	166	46.5	48%	71%	–
2023/24	161	47.5	53%	73%	+0.24
2022/23	128	44.1	45%	66%	+0.12

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Granville AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
The Pingle Academy
1.9 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Mercia Academy
3.0 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
5.4 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Ivanhoe School
5.5 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Paulet High School
5.5 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Ashby School
5.9 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Abbot Beyne School
6.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Paget High School
8.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 38.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144533 · 830/4097
Trust: Affinity Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 950 pupils · 914 on roll
Free school meals: 37.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Granville Sports College (URN 112940)
Address: Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Local authority: Derbyshire · South Derbyshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources