NCEA Duke's Secondary School | School performance

42%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

21%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

32.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

11%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

477.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,045

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

39%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

42%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

21%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

32.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

11%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

477.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,045

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

39%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

42%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

21%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

32.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

11%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

477.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,045

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

39%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorthumberland

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of NCEA Duke's Secondary School · Secondary with sixth form · Northumberland

Part ofNORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

42%

-5pp

56%49%42%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 42%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

21%

-5pp

34%27%19%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 21%

Attainment 8

32.0

-2.0

39.735.932.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32.0

EBacc entry

11%

+6pp

65%35%5%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

EBacc APS

477.2

+6.1

511.0476.1441.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 477.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

26.3

-1.2

27.623.519.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 26.3

A-level value added

-0.33

-0.2

-0.1-0.3-0.5

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

0%0%0%

'17'18'19'25

'25 · 0%

Average A-level grade

C-

C-C-D

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,045

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

50%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

14%

Persistent absence

39%

Contact

Address

Academy Road, Ashington, NE63 9FZ

Local authority

Northumberland

Website

http://www.ncea.org.uk/

Telephone

01670816111

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2017/18	73%	12%	79%	34%	81%	20%	85%	38%	93%	84%	106.0	106.0	106.0	+1.10	+0.00	+2.20	26%	2,572
2016/17	66%	6%	77%	27%	76%	12%	79%	24%	89%	74%	104.0	105.0	104.0	+3.90	+1.00	+3.90	24%	2,561

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	42%	21%	32.0	Not applicable	11%	477.2	20%	1,045
2023/24	46%	26%	34.0	-1.05	5%	471.2	12%	1,021
2022/23	56%	34%	39.7	-0.97	8%	511.0	11%	1,018
2021/22	53%	33%	39.7	-1.16	12%	441.2	18%	962
2018/19	43%	19%	36.5	-0.93	65%	452.6	65%	909
2017/18	46%	30%	36.9	-0.61	52%	466.9	59%	2,572
2016/17	33%	16%	34.0	-0.66	0%	—	20%	2,561

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	26.3	C-	-0.33	0%	43
2023/24	27.6	C-	-0.14	Suppressed	35
2022/23	22.0	D+	—	Suppressed	54
2021/22	25.3	C-	—	Not eligible	42
2018/19	19.5	D	-0.41	0%	54
2017/18	20.8	D	-0.39	0%	66
2016/17	25.2	C-	-0.50	0%	60

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,045	16.2	24%	4%	50%	14%	39%
2023/24	1,021	16.2	22%	3%	48%	13%	40%
2022/23	1,018	15.0	19%	3%	48%	12%	41%
2021/22	962	14.7	17%	2%	46%	11%	40%
2020/21	953	15.0	22%	2%	43%	—	—
2018/19	909	15.0	23%	2%	49%	8%	25%
2017/18	2,572	18.6	26%	2%	47%	6%	18%
2016/17	2,561	16.3	24%	1%	47%	6%	18%