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Inadequate
Academy
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Secondary
Post 16
Church of England
Academy Road, Ashington, NE639FZ
016 7081 6111


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 19
PUPILS
949

NCEA Duke's Secondary School is an Academy (Academy sponsor led) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 19 and has a capacity of 1150. The school was last rated as Inadequate by Ofsted on 04 Mar 2020.


PUPIL MIX
459 boys and 490 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
15.6
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
31.5%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
1.9%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
25.2%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
21.3%
EHC PLAN
1.7%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
36.5
Local Authority
46.5
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
19%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 65% 32% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.14 3.97 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
88.9%
Local Authority
95.8%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade D C+ C+
Average Points 19.52 32.59 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
88.9%
Local Authority
95.8%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade D C+ C+
Average Points 20.68 32.71 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

04 Mar 2020

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Requires improvement




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 184
Of which first preference applications 160
Of which second preference applications 16
Of which third preference applications 6
Total offers made 161
Of which first preference offers 160
Of which second preference offers 1
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
93%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 87% 82% 87%
Staying in employment 4% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 7% 6% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
60%
Local Authority
60%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 47% 56% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
11% 20% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
9% 16% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 7% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 7% 4% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
4
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
6
PROPERTY
£147,473 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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