Anti-bullying Week

12th November 2022Mr J Rennalls

Anti bullying week this year takes place during the week commencing 14th November. At Duke’s will we be participating in a range of events to mark the week and ensure our whole school community engages with the theme of the week ‘Reach Out’. Working with the Antibullying Alliance we will be taking part in discussions and activities in our special extended tutor time.
The Anti Bullying Alliance state that: “The theme of Reach Out came about following consultation with teachers and pupils by the Anti-Bullying Alliance which coordinates Anti-Bullying Week every year in England and Wales. Teachers and children wanted a theme that empowered them to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes.

Following the success of the campaign in 2021 – when 80% of schools marked the week, reaching over 7.5 million children and young people – Anti-Bullying Week will remind everyone whether it’s in school, at home, in the community or online, let’s reach out and show each other the support we need.”

Dukes Aldridge Academy celebrates unparalleled success

25th August 2022Mr J Rennalls

Dukes Aldridge Academy is celebrating unparalleled success in this year’s GCSE results. In many of the subjects, the class of 2022 has outperformed the class of 2019, the last time any external examinations were sat. Subjects performing particularly well were English where 65% of students achieved a Grade 9-4 an increase of 9%; Mathematics where 70% of students achieved a Grade 9-4 an increase of 7%; Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Geography, Drama, Computer Science, Design Technology, Food Technology, Health and Social Care, Photography and Textiles all achieved a 100% pass rate. Alongside some strong subject performances were some remarkable individual performances, in particular, Josnet Maselo who achieved the highest grade possible a Grade 9 in all of her subjects.

Principal Monica Duncan said: “These results reflect the hard work and dedication of our Year 11 students and we congratulate them all, we extend our sincere thanks to our staff for the unstinting effort and commitment they have shown and to our parent/carer(s) for the ongoing support that they have given to their children and our staff.”

Jane Fletcher, Chief Executive Officer at Aldridge Education stated, “we are immensely proud of what our students and staff have achieved today, this group of students lost a considerable amount of time with lockdowns, remote learning and staff absences due to Covid, which makes their achievement even more remarkable.”

KS4 Results 2022

25th August 2022Mr J Rennalls

KS4 Results 2022

We are delighted to announce a very strong set of GCSE and vocational results.

 

English & Maths

Compared to 2019 (the last time that public exams were taken), outcomes in English & Maths are significantly improved:

  2019 2022 Difference
English

Grades 9-4 (%)

 56 65 +9%
Maths

Grades 9-4 (%)

 63 70 +7%
English & Maths Grades 9-4 % 51 58 +7%
       
English

Grades 9-5 (%)

 39 45 +6%
Maths

Grades 9-5 (%)

 38 56 +18%
English & Maths Grades 9-5 % 31 38 +7%

 

Of particular note is the increase in the percentage of students attaining Maths grade 5 or better.

 

Progress 8 (P8)

Provisional data suggests that students at Dukes are making excellent progress, gaining half a grade higher in each of their P8 subjects than similar students nationally:

 

  2019 2022
Progress 8 0 +0.5

 

 

Attainment 8 (A8)

The average grade attained by students has risen by more than half a grade across each of their A8 subjects

 

  2019 2022
Attainment 8 3.95 4.57

 

 

Other Subjects

Underlying these successful outcomes are strong performances in most subjects.

In Science, more than 56% of students achieved two or more Grades 9-4. Physics was especially strong with 93% of entries attaining Grades 9-7.

The grades of students taking Drama, Music, and Food were remarkably strong.

 

Students

We congratulate our Year 11 students. These results reflect their magnificent dedication and hard work. Also, we extend our sincere thanks to parents for the ongoing support they have given their children and also to our staff for their unstinting effort and commitment.

Twenty-seven students have achieved an average Grade 7 or better across all their subjects and eight of these achieved an average Grade 8 or better.

 

In particular, we congratulate Josnet MASELO who achieved a Grade 9 in all her subjects. An incredible performance!

 

We wish all our students every success as they move on to their next challenge.

David Spring                                                                                                                          25th Aug.2022