The Duchess's Community High School | School performance

62%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

15%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

916.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,341

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

29%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

15%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

916.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,341

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

29%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

15%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

916.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,341

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

29%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorthumberland

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Duchess's Community High School · Secondary with sixth form · Northumberland

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How does this school perform?

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

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

62%

63%63%63%

'25

'25 · 63%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

38%

38%38%38%

'25

'25 · 38%

Attainment 8

43.2

43.243.243.2

'25

'25 · 43.2

EBacc entry

15%

15%15%15%

'25

'25 · 15%

EBacc APS

916.2

916.2916.2916.2

'25

'25 · 916.2

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Sixth form

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

A-level APS

31.8

31.831.831.8

'25

'25 · 31.8

A-level value added

-0.20

-0.2-0.2-0.2

'25

'25 · -0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

14%

14%14%14%

'25

'25 · 14%

Average A-level grade

C+

C+C+C+

'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,341

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

18%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

29%

Contact

Address

Taylor Drive, Alnwick, NE66 2DH

Local authority

Northumberland

Website

http://www.dchs-alnwick.org/

Telephone

01665602166

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

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	62%	38%	43.2	Not applicable	15%	916.2	23%	1,341

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	31.8	C+	-0.20	14%	110

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,341	14.6	17%	2%	18%	10%	29%
2023/24	1,406	—	17%	2%	18%	9%	28%