The Duchess's Community High School

Taylor Drive, Alnwick, NE66 2DH

Secondary

Phase

1651

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 30 November 2023 and continues as The Duchess's Community High School (URN 150196) (opened 1 December 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2023-24

Average Attainment 8: 42.7 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 34.0% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 59.1% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 9.7% nat40.4%
EBacc APS: 3.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 259

Destinations

After GCSE 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 94.0%
Continued in education: 81.0%
Apprenticeships: 6.0%
Employment: 7.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 89.0%
Higher education: 49.0%
Apprenticeships: 7.0%
Employment: 32.0%
Not sustained: 7.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

33.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.4

34.9

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.1

123

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 19.3% nat17.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 27.0
16-18 Cohort: 243

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils: 1443
Boys: 737 (51%)
Girls: 706 (49%)
Capacity: 1651 (87% full)
Teachers (FTE): 86.7

Attendance & Absence

2022-23

*Data not available for 2023-24 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 9.0% nat6.8%
Persistent Absence: 28.3% nat18.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2022-23

White British: 95.3%
White Other: 2.9%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
Mixed Other: 0.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.2%
Other: 0.2%
Asian Indian: 0.1%
Asian Other: 0.1%

95.3%

White British

2.9%

White Other

0.4%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Taylor Drive

Alnwick, North East

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Administrative

URN: 122362
UKPRN: 10006656
Establishment No.: 4438

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