The Duchess's Community High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Taylor Drive
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 2DH
Phone 01665602166
Reference Number 150196

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1341
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.11%
Girls: 49.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 117 94 211
8 107 106 213
9 118 111 229
10 96 100 196
11 128 125 253
12 64 84 148
13 42 49 91

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.5%
White, Other 2.8%
Unclassified 1.9%
White & Asian 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.1%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2023-12-06
Date Report
2023-12-06 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 December 2023

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
43.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54.9% Unlock Unlock

Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.01 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 33.33 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 14.3% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 0 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
South Road, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2NU
0.81 miles
Swansfield Park Primary School
The Avenue, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1UL
0.81 miles
Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School
Howling Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1DJ
1.24 miles
Shilbottle Primary School
Shilbottle Grange, Shilbottle, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2XQ
2.11 miles
Hipsburn Primary School
Lesbury, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3PX
2.84 miles
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School
Lacey Street, Longhoughton, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3AJ
3.97 miles
Name Distance
Barndale School
Howling Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1DQ
1.27 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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