What did School Atlas judge The Duston School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged The Duston School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Duston School?

The Duston School has 2,064 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Duston School take?

The Duston School admits pupils aged 4 to 18.

Where is The Duston School located?

The Duston School is located in Northampton, NN5 6XA, West Northamptonshire.

How do I apply to The Duston School?

The Duston School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing dates are 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places.

How close do you need to live to get into The Duston School?

Distance did not decide places at The Duston School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at The Duston School?

When The Duston School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children; 2. Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Children with siblings at the school at the time of application. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and are living as a family unit with one or both parents. Siblings must be living at the same address when the application is made, and 1 further criteria. 56 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Duston School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.9% of pupils at The Duston School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

The Duston School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at The Duston School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Duston School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children
2Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
3Children with siblings at the school at the time of application. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and are living as a family unit with one or both parents. Siblings must be living at the same address when the application is made.
4All other children. Tie break In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the address point of the child’s home address to the address point of the school using a Geographical Information System. Where the distance between two children’s homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

All children whose Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan names the school will be admitted before any other places are allocated.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Duston School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge The Duston School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged The Duston School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Duston School?: The Duston School has 2,064 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Duston School take?: The Duston School admits pupils aged 4 to 18.
Where is The Duston School located?: The Duston School is located in Northampton, NN5 6XA, West Northamptonshire.
How do I apply to The Duston School?: The Duston School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing dates are 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places.
How close do you need to live to get into The Duston School?: Distance did not decide places at The Duston School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at The Duston School?: When The Duston School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children; 2. Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Children with siblings at the school at the time of application. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and are living as a family unit with one or both parents. Siblings must be living at the same address when the application is made, and 1 further criteria. 56 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Duston School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.9% of pupils at The Duston School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

How places were offered at The Duston School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Duston School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children
2Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
3Children with siblings at the school at the time of application. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and are living as a family unit with one or both parents. Siblings must be living at the same address when the application is made.
4All other children. Tie break In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the address point of the child’s home address to the address point of the school using a Geographical Information System. Where the distance between two children’s homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

All children whose Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan names the school will be admitted before any other places are allocated.

The Duston School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge The Duston School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged The Duston School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Duston School?: The Duston School has 2,064 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Duston School take?: The Duston School admits pupils aged 4 to 18.
Where is The Duston School located?: The Duston School is located in Northampton, NN5 6XA, West Northamptonshire.
How do I apply to The Duston School?: The Duston School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing dates are 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places.
How close do you need to live to get into The Duston School?: Distance did not decide places at The Duston School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at The Duston School?: When The Duston School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children; 2. Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Children with siblings at the school at the time of application. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and are living as a family unit with one or both parents. Siblings must be living at the same address when the application is made, and 1 further criteria. 56 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Duston School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.9% of pupils at The Duston School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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