The Duston School
School Name: The Duston School Address: Berrywood Road, Duston Town/City: Northampton County: Northamptonshire Postcode: NN5 6XA Telephone Number: 01604 460004 Website: http://www.thedustonschool.org
Phase: All-through (ages 4-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: Luminara Education Trust
Principal: Mr Samuel Strickland
Capacity: 1830
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 2064 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 113% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 16.4%
URN: 138214
DfE Number: 941/4066
UKPRN: 10034765
UPRN: 15084254
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: West Northamptonshire (E06000062)
Constituency: Northampton South (E14001407)
Electoral Ward: Upton (E05016008)
Easting & Northing: 471403E, 261635N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 14' 56.07" N 0° 57' 19.44" W
Plus Code: 9C4X62XV+HR
DfE Record: View record
- Duston Eldean Primary School (0.8km)
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School (0.9km)
- Hopping Hill Primary School (1.1km)
- Quinton House School (1.4km)
- Millway Primary School (1.5km)
- Chiltern Primary School (1.6km)
- Upton Meadows Primary School (1.8km)
- Lyncrest Primary School (1.9km)
- Harpole Primary School (2.1km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (2.2km)
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Hannah Caswell - Trustee. Appointed on 12 June 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 June 2030.
- Mrs Sue Connor - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 March 2015.
- Mr Adam Crawte - Member. Appointed on 6 January 2025 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mr Matthew Downing - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 2 September 2028.
- Mr Tyrone Edwards - Trustee. Appointed on 24 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 23 February 2029.
- Ms Mara Frost - Trustee. Appointed on 6 January 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 November 2025.
- Mrs Pippa Gilbert - Trustee. Appointed on 24 March 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 November 2025.
- Mr Matthew Golby - Member. Appointed on 22 September 2025 (Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust).
- Mr Richard Helson - Trustee. Appointed on 31 January 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 December 2025.
- Mrs Catherine Margaret Kitchen - Member. Appointed on 30 June 2022 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mrs Vikki Lupton - Trustee. Appointed on 4 November 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 3 November 2028.
- Mr Tim Marston - Trustee. Appointed on 24 March 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 23 March 2026.
- Mr Joseph McCann - Member. Appointed on 6 November 2014 (Original (signatory) members).
- Mr Duncan Mills - Trustee. Appointed on 2 February 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 1 February 2030.
- Mr Robert Morley-Smith - Trustee. Appointed on 24 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 March 2030.
- Mr Ash Mudaliar - Trustee. Appointed on 5 March 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 4 March 2030.
- Mr Andrew Mumford - Trustee. Appointed on 26 February 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 February 2028.
- Mr Nik Patel - Trustee. Appointed on 24 March 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 24 March 2026.
- Ms Monica Pruthi - Member. Appointed on 18 December 2024 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mr Zeb Shahin - Trustee. Appointed on 7 September 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 6 September 2030.
- Mr Samuel Strickland - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 19 April 2017.
- Mrs Claudia Wade - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 9 September 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 8 September 2028.
- Ms Maxine Ward - Trustee. Appointed on 13 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 12 April 2030.