Free schools · All-through
Northampton · NN1 1AA · West Northamptonshire
Ages 4–18
Status: Open
2.4 miles away
OpenAll-throughURN 138214
The Duston School
Academy converter · Northampton · NN5 6XA
Phase
All-through
Age range
Ages 4–18
Pupils
2,064
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Age range
Ages 4–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (all-through), Ages 4–18, in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, 2,064 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 16.4%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138214
Location
- Address
- Berrywood Road, Duston
- Postcode
- NN5 6XA
- Town
- Northampton
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- District
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 2,064
- Boys / girls
- 1,048 / 1,016
- School capacity
- 1,830
- Capacity fill
- 2,064 / 1,830 (113%)
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
- FSM pupils
- 295
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: LUMINARA EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- LUMINARA EDUCATION TRUST
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Samuel Strickland
- Telephone
- 01604460004
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Strong standard
Inspection date
2026-03-10
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 48.4
- Progress 8
- 0.1
- English & maths grade 5+
- 53%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 76%
- EBacc entry
- 65%
- EBacc APS
- 4.5
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 70%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 3%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 107.0