NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Ashington · NE63 9FZ · Northumberland
Ages 11–19
- Att834.0
- P8-1.1
- EM5+26%
- Absence13.0%
1.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 144601
Ashington Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ashington · NE63 8DH
Ages 11–18 · 964 pupils · Northumberland
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
48.8
Overall absence
8.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-03-23
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.46
−20+2
Attainment 848.8
English & maths grade 5+55%
English & maths grade 4+75%
EBacc entry68%
EBacc APS: 4.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.5%
Unauthorised3.9%
- Authorised absence
- 4.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 909
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill77%
964 pupils · 1,250 places
- Pupils on roll
- 964
- Boys / girls
- 458 / 506
- School capacity
- 1,250
- Capacity fill
- 964 / 1,250 (77%)
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- FSM pupils
- 310
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- North East Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Yvonne Weston
Location
- Address
- Green Lane
- Postcode
- NE63 8DH
- Town
- Ashington
- County
- Northumberland
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- District
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Ashington, Northumberland, 964 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 35.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Bedlington Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bedlington · NE22 7DS · Northumberland
Ages 11–18
- Att845.2
- P8-0.3
- EM5+45%
- Absence8.5%
2.8 miles away
Bothal Academy
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Ashington · NE63 8HZ · Northumberland
Ages 2–11
0.4 miles away
Other independent special school
Ashington · NE63 8SF · Northumberland
Ages 6–17
0.5 miles away
Other independent special school
Morpeth · NE61 6DR · Northumberland
Ages 6–16
0.5 miles away
Central Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ashington · NE63 0AX · Northumberland
Ages 2–11
0.5 miles away
NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Ashington · NE63 0LF · Northumberland
Ages 2–11
- KS254%
- Absence6.9%
- FSM36.5%
0.8 miles away
Ringway Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Choppington · NE62 5YP · Northumberland
Ages 4–11
- KS245%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM22.2%
0.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Yvonne Weston
- Telephone
- 01670812166