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Duke's Aldridge

Secondary · London · N17 0PG

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 April 2025

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At a glance

873 pupils · 83% of 1,050 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
41.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
65.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.dukesacademy.org.uk
URN
144900

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 88 families named it first for 116 Year 7 places, 0.76 first choices per place. We hold 10 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2017 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 29 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.76 first-choice applications per place

116 places offered · 88 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

204 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
38.1
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
47.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
28.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school38.1
Median of its 12 closest peers45.5
Haringey average49
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Skinners' AcademyLondon · 3 miles awayExpected standard46.4
Our Lady's RC High SchoolManchester · 161 miles awayStrong standard49.1
Oasis Academy EnfieldEnfield · 5 miles awayGood38.4
Burnage Academy for BoysManchester · 155 miles awayOutstanding46.6
Bishop Young Church of England AcademyLeeds · 164 miles awayGood36.9
Manchester Enterprise Academy CentralManchester · 156 miles awayStrong standard46.1
ClarionLondon · 7 miles awayGood44.8
Oasis Academy Lister ParkBradford · 168 miles awayGood31.6
Hammersmith AcademyLondon · 10 miles awayExpected standard52
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, ManchesterManchester · 159 miles awayStrong standard53.1
Bow SchoolLondon · 6 miles awayGood43.2
AIM Academy North LondonLondon · 2 miles awayGood35.3

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other White background 41% (Haringey 24%, England 7%) · Black African 20% (Haringey 14%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 13% (Haringey 9%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 8% (Haringey 5%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Haringey 3%, England 2%) · White British 3% (Haringey 17%, England 59%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Haringey 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Haringey 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Haringey 8%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Haringey 1%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Haringey 3%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Haringey 1%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Haringey 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Haringey 2%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Haringey 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

36.48 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Haringey: 11.24 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

64% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% moved to another state school · 23% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

73.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 15.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £59,000; 11.5% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£10,534
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (6%) · supplies and services 8% (11%) · educational supplies 4% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 3% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,737,000; in-year balance +£1,749,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
86%
Continuing in education
84%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment

suppressed (small cohort)

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways34.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier29.9%62.3%
Social housing32%17.1%
Privately rented37.9%20.5%
Detached houses6.9%22.9%
Flats57.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van57.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002036 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£401,000292 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£314,000–£478,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (18)£503,500
Terraced (166)£450,000
Flat (108)£290,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
9an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
23an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
130an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
16an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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