NCEA Duke's Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Unique reference
- 135886
- Address
- Academy Road, NE63 9FZ
- Website
- http://www.ncea.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1021 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.3%
- Persistent absence
- 41.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 95.1%
Mixed 1%
African 1%
Other White 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.97
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.06
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 27 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 6 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 41 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 163 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 163 |
Admissions
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 206 87 119 |
| Year 8 | 196 102 94 |
| Year 9 | 185 91 94 |
| Year 10 | 188 94 94 |
| Year 11 | 180 83 97 |
| Year 12 | 36 18 18 |
| Year 13 | 30 16 14 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 34.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 47.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 54.0% 69.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 28.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 13.0% 25.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.2% 1.7% |