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The Duston School

All-through Academy school in Northampton NN5 6XA

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  • School Reference Number: 138214
  • Address: Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton NN5 6XA
  • Principal: Mr Samuel Strickland
  • Telephone: 01604 460004
  • Website: thedustonschool.org
  • Managing Organisation: LUMINARA EDUCATION TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: All-through
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,830
  • Local Education Authority: West Northamptonshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: June 2012* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 22/06/2021

Rating published on 13/09/2021

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
22 June 2021 14 September 2021 Full inspection Good
20 November 2019 19 December 2019 Monitoring visit
16 October 2018 13 November 2018 Full inspection Requires Improvement
25 April 2017 15 May 2017 Monitoring visit
8 November 2016 6 December 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
23 February 2016 15 March 2016 Monitoring visit
21 January 2015 23 February 2015 Monitoring visit
12 November 2013 28 November 2013 Full inspection Outstanding
10 August 2012 14 August 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number138214
Local Authority Code941
Local Authority NameWest Northamptonshire
Establishment Number4066
School / College NameThe Duston School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-06-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 7
Phase of educationAll-through
Age range Low4
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,830
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,982
Number of Boys1,013
Number of Girls969
Percentage Free School Meals16.50
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code5458
Academy trust or TrustLUMINARA EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10034765
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date06-01-2025
StreetBerrywood Road
LocalityDuston
Address3
TownNorthampton
County (name)Northamptonshire
PostcodeNN5 6XA
Websitehttp://www.thedustonschool.org
Telephone01604460004
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameSamuel
Headteacher/Principal last nameStrickland
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeE
Government Office RegionEast Midlands
District CodeE06000062
DistrictWest Northamptonshire
Ward CodeE05013253
WardDuston West and St. Crispin
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001407
Parliamentary ConstituencyNorthampton South
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000062
Easting471403
Northing261635
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)West Northamptonshire 035
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)West Northamptonshire 035B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code928
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2021 Northamptonshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN15084254
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02007072
LSOA CodeE01035421
Free School Meals295
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN138214
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138214
LAESTAB9414066
School nameThe Duston School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/06/2012
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast Midlands
RegionEast Midlands
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
Parliamentary constituencyNorthampton South
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeNN5 6XA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils1,982
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10184109
Inspection typeRequires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date22/06/2021
Publication date13/09/2021
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection138214
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9414066
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Duston School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10057656
Previous inspection start date16/10/2018
Previous publication date12/11/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection138214
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9414066
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Duston School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionOutstanding
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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