UK Schools
The Duston School
The Duston School is a mixed all-through academy in Northampton, West Northamptonshire Council, teaching 2,064 pupils aged 4 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Strong standard at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 50 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 20 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Duston School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Duston School.
- 1–2 Inset Days
- 3 School commences for pupils (via staggered start)
- 3 School open (Years 1-6, Year 7 and 12 only)
- 3–30 Autumn Term (first half)
- 4 School open (Years 1-6, Year 7 and 13 only)
- 5 All students return
- 1–17 Autumn Term (first half)
- 18–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–30 Autumn Term (second half)
- 1–18 Autumn Term (second half)
- 19 Inset Day
- 19–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–6 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Inset Day
- 6–31 Spring Term (first half)
- 1–13 Spring Term (first half)
- 14–22 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23–28 Spring Term (second half)
- 1–27 Spring Term (second half)
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 13–30 Summer Term (first half)
- 1–22 Summer Term (first half)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 23–31 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term (second half)
- 1–20 Summer Term (second half)
- 20 Last Day of Term for Students
- 21 Faculty Away Day
- 22 Summer Holiday begins for all
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- School commences for pupils (via staggered start) Sep 3, 2025 Event
- School open (Years 1-6, Year 7 and 12 only) Sep 3, 2025 Event
- School open (Years 1-6, Year 7 and 13 only) Sep 4, 2025 Event
- All students return Sep 5, 2025 Event
- Autumn Term (first half) Sep 3 - Oct 17, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 18 - Nov 2, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term (second half) Nov 3 - Dec 18, 2025 Term
- Inset Day Dec 19, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term (first half) Jan 6 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 14-22, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (second half) Feb 23 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (first half) Apr 13 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 23-31, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (second half) Jun 1 - Jul 20, 2026 Term
- Last Day of Term for Students Jul 20, 2026 Term
- Faculty Away Day Jul 21, 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday begins for all Jul 22, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Duston School with West Northamptonshire Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 72% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
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Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 37.71 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 17.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The Duston School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Duston School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.