NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Academy Road, Ashington, NE63 9FZ
980 pupils · 85% of 1,150 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50.2%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 June 2023, published 24 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 20.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 41.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.01 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 170 | 171 | 215 | 170 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 187 | 203 | 245 | 187 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 190 | 221 | 276 | 190 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 189 | 191 | 249 | 189 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 190 | 176 | 222 | 190 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 174 | 173 | 206 | 174 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 161 | 160 | 184 | 161 |
| Sept 2018 entry | 191 | 193 | 214 | 191 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ashington Academy 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bedlington Academy 4.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Blyth Academy 5.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy 6.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The King Edward VI School 9.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Seaton Valley High School 11.4 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.