School Profile

The Duchess's Community High School

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North EastDayAcademyOfsted Requires ImprovementSixth Form
Profile Notes
The Duchess's Community High School is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-18 in Alnwick, North East. Currently has 1,341 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Admissions policy: Other non selective. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
AlnwickNE66 2DHNational Curriculum
1,341 pupils (81% of 1,651 capacity) 672 boys / 669 girls
Official URN 150196 • LAESTAB 9294438
www.dchs-alnwick.org/
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Statutory age11 - 18
Opened 01-12-2023 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Last inspected 2021-10-19
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 110 students
Avg points / entry32.01
% achieving AAB+14.3%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 843.2
EBacc avg points3.62
Eng & Maths 5+37.5%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425Academicz
Students 9 • APS n/a • Value added -0.59
202425Academicz
Students 99 • APS n/a • Value added -0.17
202425AcademicBelow average
Students 110 • APS 32.01 • Value added -0.19
202425A levelz
Students 9 • APS n/a • Value added -0.59
202425A levelz
Students 99 • APS n/a • Value added -0.17
202425A levelBelow average
Students 110 • APS 31.81 • Value added -0.2