NCEA Duke's Secondary School

Academy Road, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9FZ

Requires Improvement

Inspected 6 June 2023

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

Attainment 8

Secondary

Phase

11–19

Ages

1,045

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Northumberland →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Age Range: Ages 11–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 1,045 / 1,150 (91%)
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Last Ofsted Inspection: 6 June 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

49.8%

Disadvantaged

3.6%

EAL

5.8%

SEN support

18.4%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

32.0

Attainment 8

1,045 pupils

20.7%

Grade 5+ English & Maths

41.5%

Grade 4+ English & Maths

2.5

EBacc avg point score

Sixth form (Key Stage 5)

C-

A-level average grade

19 students

AAB+ (2 facilitating)

23%

To higher education

To top-third universities

To apprenticeship

Where pupils go next

89%

Sustained destination

72%

Stayed in education

11%

Apprenticeship

Attendance

13.6%

Overall absence

39.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

68.8

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -3.1 vs 2023/24

16.2

Pupils per teacher

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

21.68

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +5.0 vs 2023/24

£53,513

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 11% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,688 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

↓ -1 vs 2023/24

10.2

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -1.6 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,972

Spend per pupil

£8,832

Income per pupil

59%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.