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The Duchess's Community High School

Community school · Alnwick · NE66 2DH

Ages 11–18 · 1,443 pupils · Northumberland

Attainment 8

42.7

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.26
−20+2
Attainment 842.7
English & maths grade 5+34%
English & maths grade 4+59%
EBacc entry10%

EBacc APS: 3.5

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.3%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
6.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
1,229

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

215

Places offered

214

1st-preference offers

214

Total preferences (any rank)
215
Preferred offers (top 3)
214
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill87%

1,443 pupils · 1,651 places

Pupils on roll
1,443
Boys / girls
737 / 706
School capacity
1,651
Capacity fill
1,443 / 1,651 (87%)
Free school meals
16.1%
FSM pupils
191
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Co Headteacher Alan Rogers & James Wilson

Location

Address
Taylor Drive
Postcode
NE66 2DH
Town
Alnwick
County
Northumberland
Local authority
Northumberland
District
Northumberland
Constituency
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings in a sparse setting

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Alnwick, Northumberland, 1,443 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 16.1%.

Open schools in Alnwick
11
Secondary schools in Alnwick
1
Academies among open schools in Alnwick
73% (8)
Open schools in NE66
11
Secondary in NE66
1
Open schools in Northumberland LA
178
Secondary in Northumberland LA
15

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AlnwickNear NE66

  • The Duchess's Community High School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Alnwick · NE66 2DH · Northumberland

    Ages 11–18

    • Absence9.2%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand0.96

    0.0 miles away

  • Barndale School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community special school

    Alnwick · NE66 1DQ · Northumberland

    Ages 4–19

    • KS20%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM51.0%

    1.3 miles away

  • Shilbottle Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Alnwick · NE66 2XQ · Northumberland

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM15.5%

    2.1 miles away

  • Hipsburn Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Alnwick · NE66 3PX · Northumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM3.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Co Headteacher Alan Rogers & James Wilson

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