The Duston School Exam Results

West NorthamptonshireURN 138214Academy converter · GIAS register classification

Admissions
Non-Selective
School sector
State-funded
Classification date and definitions

School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.

GCSE 2026A-Level 2025
Data summary · calculated from published figures

In 2025/26, the published GCSE records show 2,002 known course entries. 20.4% of fully published grades achieved grade 7 or above; complete distributions cover 99.5% of known entries. In 2024/25, the published A-Level records show 267 known course entries. 31.3% of fully published entries achieved A*–A; complete distributions cover 97.0% of known entries.

Official DfE pupil measures

KS4 overall performance (2026)

Academic year 2025/26 · Provisional. Pupils, including those without an entry, form the cohort for these measures.

English & maths percentages show pupils achieving the threshold in both subjects. Attainment 8 uses the DfE’s qualification and weighting rules.

Official KS4 measures and same-year state-funded references
MeasureThis schoolWest NorthamptonshireState-funded schoolsEnglandState-funded schools
Attainment 846.046.046.2
English & maths 5+44.0%45.4%46.3%
English & maths 4+63.9%65.6%64.8%
English & maths 7+14.1%13.1%14.2%
KS4 pupils2775,016632,560

References use the same academic year and the school’s results-year local authority. They describe all state-funded schools, without adjusting for admissions or pupil intake. Missing local references stay unavailable.

Official KS4 results over time
Official pupil measures by academic year
YearAttainment 8English & maths 5+English & maths 4+English & maths 7+KS4 pupilsRelease
2025/2646.044.0%63.9%14.1%277Provisional
2024/2550.048.4%71.8%Not applicable273Final
2023/2448.452.9%76.0%Not applicable263Final

English & maths 7+ for individual schools is available from 2026 in this dataset. Earlier local and national references may be available. Progress 8 was not published for 2025 or 2026 because KS2 assessments were cancelled. Official measures are separate from the course entry rates below.

DfE Key stage 4 performance · Files, release years and checksums

School background (2026)

DfE institution information for 2025/26 · Provisional. These details describe the results year; current admissions arrangements may differ.

Address
Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6XA
Admissions policy
Non-selective schools in other areas
Sex of entry
Mixed
Age range
4 to 18
Religious character
None
Whole-school pupils
2,064
KS4 pupils
277
KS4 pupils with SEN
23.8%
KS4 pupils with an EHCP
0.4%

Unclassified admissions remain unclassified. SEN and EHCP percentages describe the cohort and do not measure the quality of support.

School background by results year
School background by academic year
YearAdmissionsSex of entryAgesKS4 pupilsSENRelease
2025/26Non-selective schools in other areasMixed4 to 1827723.8%Provisional
2024/25Non-selective schools in other areasMixed4 to 1827320.9%Final
2023/24Non-selective schools in other areasMixed4 to 1826313.7%Final
GCSE

Latest GCSE Results (2026)

Academic year 2025/26. Latest GCSE results held in our dataset.

Provisional
Grade 7+ entry rate
20%
of fully published grades
-4.9 pp vs England sample
Grade 8+ entry rate
11%
of fully published grades
-3.3 pp vs England sample
Grade 9 entry rate
4%
of fully published grades
-1.5 pp vs England sample
Entries
2,002
1,991 published · 26 courses
2,002 known entries · 99.5% with a fully published distribution

Subject results

The benchmark marker matches the year and school type, and the subject.

GCSE subject results 2025/26
SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 8+Grade 9
English Language276
16%
7%4%
English Literature273
14%
6%2%
Mathematics276
21%
13%4%
Combined ScienceDouble award · 2 GCSEs274
21%
11%4%
Biology1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Statistics269
16%
7%3%
History166
25%
15%6%
Spanish130
18%
8%4%
Geography83
14%
8%2%
Business Studies48
19%
4%2%
French48
42%
27%12%
Psychology34
38%
21%9%
Media / Film / TV Studies26
69%
35%23%
Computer Science22
41%
41%32%
Design and Technology20
20%
15%5%
Art and Design17
24%
6%0%
Film Studies12
8%
8%0%
Sociology11
45%
27%9%
Polish6
50%
33%0%
Russian4Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Chinese1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
German1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Italian1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Persian1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Religious Studies1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Turkish1Not publishedNot publishedNot published

GCSE over time

Grade 7+ entry rate · school and England sample
0%10%20%30%40%2023/242024/252025/26
GCSE results for every available year
YearEntriesGrade 7+Grade 8+Grade 9CoverageRelease
2025/262,00220%11%4%99.5%Provisional
2024/252,05121%11%4%99.1%Final
2023/241,83920%11%3%99.2%Final
A-Level

Latest A-Level Results (2025)

Academic year 2024/25. Latest A-Level results held in our dataset.

Final
A* entry rate
12%
of fully published entries
+1.7 pp vs England sample
A*–A entry rate
31%
of fully published entries
+2.2 pp vs England sample
A*–B entry rate
62%
of fully published entries
+5.8 pp vs England sample
Entries
267
259 published · 18 courses
267 known entries · 97.0% with a fully published distribution

Subject results

The benchmark marker matches the year, and the subject.

A-Level subject results 2024/25
SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Media / Film / TV Studies393%
15%
62%
Mathematics3023%
63%
73%
History244%
38%
71%
Psychology248%
17%
67%
Sociology2214%
27%
55%
Government and Politics1811%
39%
67%
Physics1822%
39%
56%
Mathematics (Further)1533%
53%
87%
English Literature147%
29%
79%
Biology128%
8%
25%
Computer Science1217%
33%
58%
Chemistry911%
33%
56%
Spanish90%
22%
44%
English Language70%
0%
14%
Art and Design60%
17%
50%
Geography5Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Italian2Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Russian1Not publishedNot publishedNot published

A-Level over time

A*–A entry rate · school and England sample
10%20%30%40%50%2023/242024/25
A-Level results for every available year
YearEntriesA*A*–AA*–BCoverageRelease
2024/2526712%31%62%97.0%Final
2023/242244%21%48%94.6%Final

How these figures are calculated

Entries count each course entry once, including Combined Science; they are not unique pupils. GCSE percentages assess each grade separately, including both grades of a double award. Rates use only fully published distributions. Missing or suppressed values are never treated as zero.

England samples match the year and subject; GCSE samples also match the school type recorded in that year. They are not official national averages. Results reflect subject mix and entries, and do not measure teaching quality or value added.

Read the full methodology

Sources and releases

Department for Education exam entry and grade datasets for England, with official KS4 pupil measures and results-year institution information where held. Available release labels appear with each results table. Results-year names and areas follow their source records. Category rankings use a separately dated GIAS register.

Source files, releases and licence