Mercia Academy
Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 592 (302 boys, 290 girls)
- Capacity: 750
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 48.3%
- Telephone: 01283216404
- Ofsted: no overall grade (inspected 1 Jul 2025)
- Attainment 8: 38.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 217 applications, 138 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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