Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 10 March 2026
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
79%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
73%
of parents have a positive overall view of the school
160 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 8% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
77% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
84% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
79% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
48% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
55% agreeOfsted inspected The Duston School on 10 March 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing, for post-16 provision, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.
No. Distance only counts when The Duston School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The Duston School had 2,064 pupils aged 4 to 18 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,830. It is a mixed school with a sixth form.