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NCEA Duke's Secondary School

Academy Road, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9FZ ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2023Church of England
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At a glance

A state Church of England secondary academy for ages 11–19 in Ashington. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (June 2023). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 32.0 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 171 families put it first for 170 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–19
Pupils
980
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Northumberland
Academy trust
NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Ruston Atkinson
Opened
Sept 2009
School website 01670816111 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 6 Jun 2023
Requires improvementOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 188 pupils

Attainment 8
32.0
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
20.7%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
41.5%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.05
2023/24 · CI -1.26 to -0.84
This school
32
Northumberland
44
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
170
1st preferences
171
All applications
215
1st prefs per place
1.01
More first choices than places

169 of 171 first-preference applicants were offered a place (99%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,045
Capacity
1,150
85% full
Girls / boys
52/48
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)49.8%
  • English as an additional language3.6%
  • SEN support18.4%
  • Education, Health and Care plan5.8%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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