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The Duston School

URN
138214
Phase
All-through
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Duston School
URN
138214
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

74 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

72

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

70

Destinations

51

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of all-through schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#1 of 3 schools in West Northamptonshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for The Duston School

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 2 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
10 May 2026
Inspection date
10 March 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 10 March 2026

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 10 March 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

268

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

523

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

268

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.95×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

Use these official links to submit your application. Deadlines and portals are set by your local authority — always confirm the latest dates before you apply.

Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (West Northamptonshire)
School website
http://www.thedustonschool.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select West Northamptonshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

82.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

77.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

82.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

72.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NN5 6XA - Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Contact details

Address
Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire
Postcode
NN5 6XA
Phone
1604460004
Website
http://www.thedustonschool.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
West Northamptonshire
Local authority code
941

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 224 schools in West Northamptonshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

224

Open schools

207

Closed schools

15

Primary schools

156

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Strong standard

    Graded 10 March 2026

  • Achievement

    Strong standard

    Graded 10 March 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 10 March 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 10 March 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Strong standard

    Graded 10 March 2026

  • Early years

    Strong standard
  • Post-16

    Strong standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    10 May 202610 March 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 10 May 2026
    13 September 202122 June 2021Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2GoodView report for inspection published 13 September 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      10 May 2026
      Inspected
      10 March 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      13 September 2021
      Inspected
      22 June 2021
      Type
      Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    51.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 240

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    50.0

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    48.4%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    71.8%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    60.1%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    26.7%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Above average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    37.7

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.37

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    22.6%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    85.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    1.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    6.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    18

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary156 (71.2%)
    • Secondary18 (8.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other45 (20.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Duston School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Ryelands Middle School410 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Duston Eldean Primary School758 mPrimaryOpen
    St Luke's Church of England Primary School869 mPrimaryOpen
    St Luke's Church of England VA Primary School869 mPrimaryClosed
    Hopping Hill Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Princess Marina Hospital School1.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    Quinton House School1.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    Millway Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Chiltern Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    • The Duston School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Ryelands Middle School
      Distance
      410 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Duston Eldean Primary School
      Distance
      758 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Luke's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      869 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (All-through) and local authority (West Northamptonshire)

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    • Caroline Chisholm School
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      All-through
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • DSLV E-ACT Academy
      Phase
      All-through
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    • Northampton International Academy
      Phase
      All-through
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Wootton Park School
      Phase
      All-through
      Postcode
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    St Luke's Church of England VA Primary School
    Distance
    869 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hopping Hill Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Princess Marina Hospital School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Quinton House School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Millway Primary School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Chiltern Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open