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NCEA Duke's Secondary School

URN 135886 · NorthumberlandOpen
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Inspection history (8)

  1. 28 Apr 2026

    Report card · published 9 Sept 2026

    Safeguarding met
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    InclusionExpected
    Leadership and governanceExpected
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected
    Post 16 provisionExpected

    Richard Wakefield (lead), Bernard Clark, Dan Brinton, Graham Findlay, Katherine Snowdon

  2. 7 Jun 2023

    School inspection (EIF) · published 25 Jul 2023

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Jessica McKay (lead), Gabrielle Reddington, Jill Bowe, Mark Hassack

  3. 4 Mar 2020

    School inspection (EIF) · published 5 Jun 2020

    Inadequate
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationInadequate

    Malcolm Kirtley (lead), Angela White, Sara Crawshaw, Shelley Heseltine

  4. 15 Nov 2017

    School inspection (CIF) · published 21 Dec 2017

    Requires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    Early yearsGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    OutcomesRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Fiona Manuel (lead), Catherine Garton, Debbie Redshaw, Diane Buckle, Frances Gowland, Garry Stout, Jill Bowe, Marian Thomas, Michele Costello, Sara Roe

  5. 30 Sept 2015

    School inspection (CIF) · published 4 Nov 2015

    Requires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    OutcomesRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Belita Scott (lead), Alexandra Hook, Andrew Williams, Claire Brown, John Paddick, Karen Holmes, Katrina Gueli, Lucie Stephenson, Nicola Nelson-Taylor, Susan Hayter

  6. 23 Oct 2013

    School inspection (CIF) · published 19 Nov 2013

    Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

    Gina White (lead), Christine Cottam, John Ellwood, John Pattinson, Michael Maddison, Patrick Feerick, Phil Smith

  7. 11 May 2012

    School inspection (2005 framework) · published 31 May 2012

    Marianne Young (lead), Derek Neil, James McGrath, Margaret Farrow, Marian Thomas, Peter Bannon, Saleem Hussain

  8. —

    School monitoring visit · published 4 Dec 2024

    Dan McKeating

Academy trust

Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust

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Details

URN
135886
Type
Academy sponsor led
Local authority
Northumberland
Region
North East
Address
Academy Road, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9FZ
Reports on record
8
Earliest report
11 May 2012
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Opened
01-09-2009
Region
North East
Status
Open
Diocese
Diocese of Newcastle
Website
ncea.org.uk
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
1150
Age Range
11 - 19
Age range
11 to 19
Telephone
01670816111
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Mr Ruston Atkinson
Pupils on roll
980
Pupils' gender
Mixed
School capacity
1150
Number of pupils
980
Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals (%)
50.20
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