The Duston School
About the school
The Duston School is an open all-through school in West Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 March 2026
- Published
- 10 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50
- West Northamptonshire
- 44.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Northamptonshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.40%
- West Northamptonshire
- 42.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.80%
- West Northamptonshire
- 64.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 60.10%
- West Northamptonshire
- 41.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.66
- West Northamptonshire
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.71
AAB or better
- School
- 22.60%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 72%
- West Northamptonshire
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- West Northamptonshire
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 82%
- West Northamptonshire
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 77%
- West Northamptonshire
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 82%
- West Northamptonshire
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 85%
- West Northamptonshire
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 38%
- West Northamptonshire
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 77%
- West Northamptonshire
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- West Northamptonshire
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- West Northamptonshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- West Northamptonshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
2018
Girls
47.72%
Boys
52.28%
SEN support
15.66%
Education, health and care plan
1.49%
English as an additional language
16.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.71%
Overall absence
6.91
Persistent absence
17.22
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
239
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
119
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
64%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
23%