The Duston School
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 4–18 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Not published
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Duston School is an all-through school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–18 (academy converter). West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
The Duston School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 53 first-choice applications for 56 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25 the average A level grade was B- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
- The school has 2,064 pupils on roll, with 18.7 pupils per teacher.
- For Year 7 2026 entry, no last distance was published.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6XA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 2,064 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy learning at The Duston School.”
- “Across each stage of the school, pupils are polite and friendly.”
- “They get along with their peers and enjoy warm relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to refine and embed their identified priorities for improvement in order to drive a transformational impact for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 53 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 313 first-preference applications, 262 offers in total, 238 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Quinton House School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Northgate School Academy Trust 2.3 mi Not judged
- Bosworth Independent School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hampton Bridge School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cambian Northampton School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Northampton International Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- New Horizons Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hospital and Outreach Education 2.5 mi Good