Mercia Academy

State-Funded School

mercia-academy-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

South DerbyshireConstituency

DE11 0TLPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Mercia Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 592 pupils. Mercia Academy is part of LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.2%
EBacc average point score: 2.64

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

592

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 592
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Sept 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
26 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.