Duke's Aldridge
Trulock Road, Tottenham, London, N17 0PG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Ms Claire Bessa
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Aldridge Education
- Constituency
- Tottenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 873
- URN
- 144900
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088010091
About this school
Duke's Aldridge is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 873 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 208 | 204 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.0 | 38.5 | 38.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.08 to +0.36 | -0.06 -0.27 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 33.2% | 28.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 45.2% | 47.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 20.7% | 24% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Duke's Aldridge has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Haringey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.5 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,066 |
| 2023/24 | 1,051 |
| 2024/25 | 965 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Duke's Aldridge compares
Duke's Aldridge ranked 12th of 12 secondary schools in Haringey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.1 | 10.6% | 49.7% | 873 | — |
| Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest | 63.5 | 4.8% | 37.1% | 617 | 1.2 miles |
| Lift Aylward | 39.8 | 9.4% | 49.5% | 1,324 | 1.2 miles |
| The Latymer School | 80.1 | 3.1% | 9.1% | 1,355 | 1.5 miles |
| Mulberry Academy Woodside | 48.4 | 7% | 41.4% | 1,124 | 1.6 miles |
| Willowfield School | 46.1 | 8.8% | 33.8% | 1,035 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.74%
- English as an additional language
- 65.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.57%
- Persistent absence
- 37.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest1.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Lift Aylward1.2 miles
Secondary · London
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The Latymer School1.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mulberry Academy Woodside1.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Willowfield School1.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Duke's Aldridge ranks 248th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Duke's Aldridge teach?
- Duke's Aldridge teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Duke's Aldridge?
- The headteacher of Duke's Aldridge is Ms Claire Bessa, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Duke's Aldridge last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Duke's Aldridge, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Duke's Aldridge?
- Duke's Aldridge has 873 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Duke's Aldridge full?
- Duke's Aldridge has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 873 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Duke's Aldridge a faith school?
- No. Duke's Aldridge has no designated religious character.
- Is Duke's Aldridge a selective school?
- No. Duke's Aldridge is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Duke's Aldridge?
- Duke's Aldridge is part of ALDRIDGE EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Duke's Aldridge's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39 in 2022/23 and 38.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Duke's Aldridge rank locally?
- Duke's Aldridge ranked 12th of 12 secondary schools in Haringey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Duke's Aldridge's absence rate?
- Duke's Aldridge's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Duke's Aldridge's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Duke's Aldridge's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.