The Duston School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 22 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Unique reference
138214
Address
Berrywood Road, Duston, NN5 6XA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1982 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
14.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.9%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 69%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 6.9%
Other Black 3.4%
Unclassified 2.8%
African 2.3%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1%
Caribbean 1%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award45
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award15
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE28
Business Studies:SingleGCSE87
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE27
Design & TechnologyGCSE24
English LanguageGCSE239
English LiteratureGCSE238
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Duston School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
56
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
55
2nd preference
48
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
36
24
Year 1
60
35
25
Year 2
59
31
28
Year 3
53
28
25
Year 4
60
23
37
Year 5
60
30
30
Year 6
61
31
30
Year 7
277
129
148
Year 8
277
156
121
Year 9
275
144
131
Year 10
278
153
125
Year 11
264
125
139
Year 12
108
55
53
Year 13
90
37
53
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
88.2%
86.5%
Further education
41.0%
37.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
49.0%
50.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.8%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
74.0%
n/a
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
21.0%
n/a
19.7%
Russell Group
15.0%
n/a
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
n/a
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
n/a
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
n/a
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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