Duke's Aldridge, London
Duke's Aldridge is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in London, part of Aldridge Education. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 261st-highest of the 266 schools in London with published results, and 3,031st of 3,298 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Haringey (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Duke's Aldridge in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Duke's Aldridge averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.3 in Haringey and 47 across England.
30% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in Haringey and 47% in England.
That is down from 38.1 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.06: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.4, against 38 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.6 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.
Getting a place at Duke's Aldridge
For September 2026 entry, 88 families put Duke's Aldridge as their first choice and 205 named it as one of their preferences, for 116 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Duke's Aldridge are Harris Academy Tottenham (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49); Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 64.2); Lift Aylward (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.5); and The Latymer School (1.5 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 80.9).
Each of them had higher 2026 results than Duke's Aldridge.
Harris Academy TottenhamEden Girls' School, Waltham ForestLift AylwardThe Latymer School
The trust
Duke's Aldridge is one of 9 schools run by Aldridge Education, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39 in 2024/25.
What parents say
20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Duke's Aldridge (as of September 2025): 30% would recommend the school, 35% say their child is happy there and 20% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (70%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (20%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 208 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college and 1% into work.
Who goes there
41.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 61.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (29%), other ethnic groups (13%) and Mixed (8%).
In 2026, 90 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 38 (4.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is White Hart Lane Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gillham Terrace, 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Duke's Aldridge stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Duke's Aldridge issued 352 suspensions, 36.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Duke's Aldridge are Lea Valley Primary School (0.1 miles), St Paul's and All Hallows CofE Junior School (0.1 miles), St Paul's and All Hallows CofE Infant School (0.2 miles) and St Francis De Sales Catholic Junior School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Lea Valley Primary SchoolSt Paul's and All Hallows CofE Junior SchoolSt Paul's and All Hallows CofE Infant SchoolSt Francis De Sales Catholic Junior School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Duke's Aldridge has created a welcoming school environment where pupils embrace learning with positive attitudes. Teachers are skilled at explaining topics clearly and regularly checking what pupils know to address any gaps. The school provides many enrichment opportunities including visits, sports, music programmes and a strong careers programme with work experience.
Key Strengths
- Clear strategic vision from leadership with ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum
- High-quality staff training and excellent mentoring for early-career teachers
- Strong promotion of reading with quick identification and support for struggling readers
- Comprehensive personal development programme and high-quality enrichment opportunities
- Improved school environment with calm, orderly routines now embedded
Areas for Improvement
- Support for pupils with SEND is not sufficiently robust - staff sometimes lack precise information to adapt learning appropriately
- Some pupils continue to miss learning due to behaviour issues despite recent improvements
- Information provided to staff about SEND needs requires greater precision
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong safeguarding culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming, Haringey Young Musicians, sports clubs, mentoring programmes, curriculum visits, work experience
Duke's Aldridge is a secondary school that has undergone significant recent changes with raised expectations and improved routines. While many pupils achieve well and the school has strong leadership, support for pupils with special educational needs requires improvement.
At a Glance
41.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
20 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from 0.14 to -0.06 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 39.0 to 36.3 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 25% to 30% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 36.3 | 30.2% |
| Disadvantaged(87) | - | 34.4 | 26.4% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(105) | - | 38.0 | 33.3% |
| Boys(110) | - | 34.5 | 31.8% |
| Girls(82) | - | 38.8 | 28% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(138) | - | 35.0 | 27.5% |
| Non mobile(174) | - | 37.3 | 33.3% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 5 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 208 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
352
Suspensions
36.48%
Suspension rate
184 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 965 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Duke's Aldridge
Term dates
Duke's Aldridge is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Haringey's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Duke's Aldridge from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Duke's Aldridge is in Haringey; for families living there:
Apply to Haringey for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 130
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 13
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 130 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 114 slight.
13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
22 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
950 pupils
1,050 places
100 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Haringey council
Places available
2,574
Applications
2,285
Got 1st preference
76.8%
Got preferred school
96.9%
All secondary applications across Haringey council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
90
SEN Support
38
EHC Plans
14.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
873
Total Pupils
485
Boys
388
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
53
Teachers
16.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£59,000
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£9,252
Per pupil
£9721k
Total funding
£506k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
10.6%
Overall absence
37.4%
Persistent absence
1,025
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Duke's Aldridge
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Duke's Aldridge
What are GCSE results like at Duke's Aldridge?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Duke's Aldridge achieved an Attainment 8 score of 36.3. 30% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Duke's Aldridge's Ofsted rating?
Duke's Aldridge's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Duke's Aldridge?
No fixed boundary. When Duke's Aldridge is oversubscribed, Haringey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Duke's Aldridge?
Duke's Aldridge was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 1050 places.
How big are the classes at Duke's Aldridge?
Classes at Duke's Aldridge average 22 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Duke's Aldridge?
Duke's Aldridge has around 873 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Duke's Aldridge?
10.6% of sessions were missed at Duke's Aldridge in 2024/25. 37.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Duke's Aldridge?
Apply through Haringey's coordinated admissions process, naming Duke's Aldridge on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Duke's Aldridge?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 130 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 114 slight. 13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 22 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Duke's Aldridge?
Duke's Aldridge is at Trulock Road, Tottenham, London, N17 0PG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)