NCEA Duke's Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 6 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
- 1045 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.7%
- Persistent absence
- 38.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 94.1%
African 1.6%
Mixed 1.1%
Other 1%
Other White 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32
Local authority average 43.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.54
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 21 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 34 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 72 |
| Biology | GCSE | 170 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 170 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 201 95 106 |
| Year 8 | 197 80 117 |
| Year 9 | 190 100 90 |
| Year 10 | 185 90 95 |
| Year 11 | 189 94 95 |
| Year 12 | 49 18 31 |
| Year 13 | 34 17 17 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 35.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 44.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 23.0% 67.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 3.0% 27.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 2.4% |