Esteem South Academy
Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 5–16 · Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Esteem South Academy is an alternative provision school in Swadlincote, Derbyshire for ages 5–16 (academy alternative provision converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Memorial Hall, Main Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TW
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 25 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 80% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “However, this school provides them with another chance and the opportunity to gain appropriate GCSE qualifications.”
- “Staff also improve pupils’ self-esteem and self-confidence.”
- “This work helps to prepare pupils well for their return to mainstream education.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes staff do not always use this approach consistently.”
- “As one pupil said, ‘It just depends on who we have.’”
- “However, they are too reliant on the headteacher for information.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
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