The Pingle Academy


The Pingle Academy is a state comprehensive school located at Coronation Street in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, England. The name comes from the former Pingle Farm; Pingle being a Midlands term for a small field or allotment.

Overview

The Pingle Academy educates over 1,200 students, from Years 7 to 13. SATs, GCSE and A-Levels are taught here throughout the different years.

Sport

The school has a football team, rugby team and a basketball team for all years up to Year 11. Also in 2006, the school had an Astro turf field added to their large range of facilities which was opened by athlete Kriss Akabusi.
These facilities include:
On 2 December 2005, the Pingle School sixth-form building caught fire as a result of a 'break time prank gone wrong'. This resulted in the near total destruction of the sixth-form building. The fire was started within school hours and required the evacuation of the entire school population. Three 15-year-old boys were arrested in connection with the fire, one of whom was charged with arson and sentenced to 18 months' detention. Since the sixth-form centre was destroyed in the fire, temporary accommodation for lessons saw the use of portable classrooms, provided by Portakabin Ltd from their centre in Derby. The new sixth-form area was officially opened in December 2007, being in full use from February 2008. There were two other major fires at Pingle School prior to this incident.