The Duchess's Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Unique reference
- 150196
- Address
- Taylor Drive, NE66 2DH
- Website
- http://www.dchs-alnwick.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1406 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 94%
Other White 2.6%
Mixed 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Admissions
The Duchess's Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 111 106 |
| Year 8 | 235 124 111 |
| Year 9 | 202 103 99 |
| Year 10 | 252 127 125 |
| Year 11 | 258 122 136 |
| Year 12 | 104 45 59 |
| Year 13 | 138 67 71 |