SCHOOL IS CLOSED – MONDAY 12 DECEMBER

Duke’s Aldridge Academy will be closed on Monday 12 December due to the following :

1. Site safety as we will not be able to clear escape routes and MUSTER points

2. Staff availability due to travel disruption 

3. Childcare providers closing meaning our staff are at home caring for dependents 

We will be setting work from 10am for students to complete .

If students are able to go out and build a snow sculpture, please get them to photograph and send to admin@dukesacademy.org.uk

Please look out for further updates.

Anti-bullying Week

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

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.”