The Duchess's Community High School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

North NorthumberlandConstituency

NE66 2DHPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Duchess's Community High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,276 pupils. The Duchess's Community High School is part of PELE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.62

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,276

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,276
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: PELE TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Dec 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.