The Duston School

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The Duston School
Address
The Duston School
Berrywood Road

Duston
,
Northamptonshire
,
NN5 6XA

England
Coordinates 52°14′55″N0°57′24″W / 52.2486°N 0.9566°W / 52.2486; -0.9566
Information
Type Academy
MottoKnowledge itself is power
Established2007
Local authority West Northamptonshire
Department for Education URN 138214 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalSamuel Strickland
Gender Mixed
Age4to 19
HousesWillow, Chestnut, Maple, Oak
Colour(s) Blue
Website http://www.thedustonschool.org/

The Duston School is a mixed all-through school and sixth form located in Duston in the English county of Northamptonshire. [1]

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History

Previously known as Duston Upper School, it educated children aged 13 to 18. Due to school reorganisation in Northamptonshire in 2004 the school expanded its intake to 11-year-olds to become a full secondary school, and it was renamed The Duston School. The school converted to academy status in June 2012 under the sponsorship of the Academies Enterprise Trust. [2] The school has since become independent of the AET, forming the Duston Education Trust which also includes a new primary section on the school's grounds, opened in September 2015. Previously it was a foundation school administered by Northamptonshire County Council. The school continues to coordinate with Northamptonshire County Council for admissions.

The Duston School offers GCSEs and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils, while sixth form students can choose to study from range of A Levels and other vocational courses.

A-Level ICT Results Controversy

In June 2016, The Daily Mirror reported that the majority of students at The Duston School who were studying A-Level ICT in Year 12 were taught the wrong curriculum in the subject and received U-grades for their work. Duston School Executive Principal Jane Herriman left her post in the week before the story was reported. The school refused to comment directly on the matter. [3]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". The Duston School. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Our Sponsor". The Duston School. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Murphy, Ian (1 June 2016). "Students given U grades for A Levels after being taught wrong curriculum". Mirror Online. Retrieved 3 June 2016.


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