The Duchess's Community High School
About the school
The Duchess's Community High School is an open secondary school in Northumberland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 October 2021
- Published
- 2 December 2021
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.2
- Northumberland
- 44
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Northumberland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 37.50%
- Northumberland
- 41.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.50%
- Northumberland
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 15.00%
- Northumberland
- 32.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.62
- Northumberland
- 3.82
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.81
AAB or better
- School
- 14.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1341
Girls
49.89%
Boys
50.11%
SEN support
13.57%
Education, health and care plan
3.88%
English as an additional language
2.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.42%
Overall absence
9.89
Persistent absence
29.26
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
234
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
116
Sustained education or employment
80%
Higher education
41%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
32%