Secondary
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Academy Road, Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 980 of 1150 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2023
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
21%
32.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.54 |
| Entered the EBacc | 11% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% |
| A level average points per entry | 26.32 |
| A level students | 19 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 33% |
| 22/23 | 34% |
| 23/24 | 26% |
| 24/25 | 21% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 25.3 |
| 22/23 | 22.0 |
| 23/24 | 27.6 |
| 24/25 | 26.3 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.16 |
| 22/23 | -0.97 |
| 23/24 | -1.05 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.7 |
| 22/23 | 39.7 |
| 23/24 | 34.0 |
| 24/25 | 32.0 |
Academy Road, Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Northumberland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Director
- Ruston Atkinson
- Address
- Academy Road, Ashington, NE63 9FZ
- Telephone
- 01670816111