What is The Duchess's Community High School's Ofsted rating?

The Duchess's Community High School received a Requires improvement rating from Ofsted following its 2021 inspection.

What are The Duchess's Community High School's latest exam results?

The Duchess's Community High School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 43.2. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is The Duchess's Community High School located?

The Duchess's Community High School is a secondary school in Alnwick, Northumberland (NE66 2DH).

How many pupils attend The Duchess's Community High School?

The Duchess's Community High School has around 1,341 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare The Duchess's Community High School with other schools?

View The Duchess's Community High School's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Northumberland.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

The Duchess's Community High School

Taylor Drive, Alnwick, NE66 2DH

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Oct 2021

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

43.2school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

43.2

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

19.3%

Basics 9-5

37.5%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

43.2

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2024/25	43.2	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% data available for 2024/25 only

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

15.0%

EBacc APS

3.62

EBacc 9-5

5.1%

EBacc 9-4

7.9%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

31.81

A*-A Grades

17.1%

A*-B Grades

43.7%

AAB+ %

14.3%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% data available for 2024/25 only

Based on 110 students entered

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

Barndale School

2.05 km away · Community special school

Good

James Calvert Spence College

10.23 km away · Community school

Good

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