New & Opening

Opened during 2022

3 new schools in 2022

Cardiff Sixth Form College Cambridge Campus

In September, the award-winning Cardiff Sixth Form College opened its doors to pupils at its new Cambridge campus. The best academic school in the UK now has a footprint in one of the best academic cities in the world. Julian Davies is the new head teacher and the campus is on Regent Street in the heart of Cambridge city.

Eaton Square Sixth Form College

Due to growing demand, Eaton Square Senior School has expanded to offer A-level courses for the first time. A new dedicated sixth form centre has opened in Belgravia and Nick Lee has been appointed as the head of sixth form.

Hopes & Dreams Nursery

Old Street

Little Dukes opened a beautiful new nursery on Old Street. Built on our already successful Angel location, Hopes and Dreams has established a Montessori-led curriculum within a beautiful, contemporary setting that facilitates care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The setting has a capacity of 90 places.

Capex investment supports growth

During 2022 Dukes opened three new settings and created over 300 new places for pupils. Work has also been progressing on three major new school projects - scheduled to open in 2023.

Announced to open in 2023

3 opening in 2023

Radnor Prep School

Twickenham

As Radnor House School moves into its new home at Kneller Hall, the current buildings at Cross Deep will be transformed into a thriving prep school. Radnor Prep will be led by Stephanie Piper and offers places from Nursery up to Year six.

London Park School

Clapham

A bold new senior school set on the edge of Clapham Common, LPS will be a modern school with an innovative curriculum. Led by Principal Suzie Longstaff, the school focuses on sustainability and entrepreneurship as well as offering a broad GCSE and A-Level offering.

Kneller Hall School

Twickenham is the Dukes Plus vision.

A flagship new senior school opening in Twickenham. The historic building will be lovingly restored and combined with state-of-the-art new teaching buildings and an innovative curriculum. Set on an incredible site with extensive grounds, Kneller will become one of London’s leading secondary schools.

Dukes Plus is a family of specialised consultancy services and educational experience providers. We support students (aged 4-18), beyond the school classroom, with exceptional and impactful programmes and learning tools.

Dukes Plus Brands

Our brands provide the highest standards of university preparation, once-in-a-lifetime industry experiences, tuition, summer schools and day camps.

DUKES PLUS HOUSES EIGHT DIFFERENT EXPERT ORGANISATIONS, DIVIDED UP INTO TWO CATEGORIES:

Short Programmes

InvestIN delivers immersive career experience programmes for students aged 12-18 in some of the world’s most competitive and desirable industries. InvestIN programmes are designed to equip students with hands-on experience alongside top industry professionals, enabling them to make the right career decisions and maximise their potential.

50,000+ students from 100+ countries have attended an InvestIN experience

1,200+ Partner Schools across the UK and internationally

Rated Excellent on Trustpilot (4.8/5) with almost 1,500 reviews

95% of our summer 2022 students said they would recommend an InvestIN programme to a friend

Summer Boarding Courses (SBC) is the UK’s number one ranked summer school, delivering high-quality English language and academic experiences at some of the UK’s premier academic institutions including Eton College and Oxford University. Over 12,000 students from 152 different countries have joined SBC since 2008.

30 Ukrainian students given full scholarships to join programmes this summer and prepare for living and studying in the UK

12,000+ students welcomed

152 nationalities represented

15/15 Areas of Strength in a British Council Inspection

#1 Summer School provider (2018 – 2023 Ranked by EL Gazette)

Ultimate Activity Camps provide inspiring activity holiday programmes at outstanding independent schools to children aged 4-14 during the school holidays. Their mission is to give children the best fun ever during the school holidays and provide parents with a trusted and guilt-free solution to their holiday childcare needs.

Operating in 39 prestigious locations

14,952 children on camp

85,659 days booked

635 temporary staff employed

Over 96,000 arrows fired!

Consultancy

Part of the Dukes Education family from its inception, Oxbridge Applications is the global leader in Oxbridge and UK university admissions consulting. Candidates using Oxbridge Applications have a 37% success rate of getting an Oxbridge offer. Oxbridge Applications is composed of a full-time team of Oxbridge-graduate consultants based in the Head Office at Pall Mall, and a wider network of subject-specialists and former Oxbridge admissions tutors.

Over the past 24 years they have supported in excess of 100,000 students from over 120 countries

Trusted in-house support to many of the UK’s highest-achieving schools, including Marlborough College, Haberdashers’ Boys’ School and Wellington College

Each year they welcome 200 students on to their Premier Service

Their book ‘So you want to go to Oxbridge’ is on its 7th edition and sits in the libraries of over 1,000 schools across the UK

Founded in 2010, JK Educate’s expert tutoring helps children to achieve their best in their current schools, in school admissions exams such as the 11+, and in public exams including GCSEs, A Levels and the IB, with excellent success rates. JK Educate offers academic assessments to establish a child’s performance and potential, as well as tutoring for all ages from early years to undergraduate level and specialist SEN support, across the UK and globally.

Delivered over 16,000 hours of tuition in 2022

11+ Success rate of 97.4% for the 21/22 cohort

A-List’s goal is to deliver outstanding admissions results and use the US university application process as a catalyst for a student’s personal growth. We advise private clients, students on our school programmes, and students through non-profit organisations by providing tailored solutions that improve university readiness.

In 2022, our UK students received 50 Ivy League acceptances

Our students were awarded scholarships worth more than $650,000

Among our 300 private clients, students were accepted to 90% of the universities on their school list

Our SAT test-takers improved by 250 points on average

We also celebrated key successes achieved by our school partners, such as Westminster School and Wellington College. For example, students we worked with made up half of the acceptances to MIT and a third to Stanford, from the UK

The Medic Portal is the UK’s leading resource for Medicine applicants, in official partnership with the Royal Society of Medicine. Its application support has been trusted by 40,000+ students, and over 500 schools around the world.

The Lawyer Portal helps aspiring lawyers achieve their ambitions. It is an award-winning platform, partnered with the UK’s three flagship professional bodies: the Law Society of England & Wales, the Bar Council and CILEX.

2.5m+ annual website users

40,000+ students taught

500+ school partners

Dukes Plus Careers School –Launching September 2023

We are delighted to offer all Dukes students an exclusive opportunity to become career-ready before they leave school.

Dukes Plus will provide all Dukes students in Years 10 & 12 with a bespoke careers curriculum and provide an assessment and certificate of career-readiness for all participants.

Little Dukes Central Team

The Little Dukes central team is now in place, and working collaboratively to ensure all areas of Operations, Finance, Marketing, Admissions and HR/Recruitment are supported within each of our nursery brands. Regular reporting across all areas now allows us to manage FTE pipeline in line with costs and staffing, ensuring our settings can respond strategically to growth opportunities.

This year will see our first Little Dukes branded nurseries open, responding to high demand for quality early education and childcare with an industry-leading proposition for parents. A brand refresh will coincide with Little Dukes having a physical presence in key locations, as well as a bespoke early years curriculum which will be first of its kind within Dukes Education.

This exciting curriculum which is being formed by senior team members from within the Dukes Education family, focuses on: well-being, facilitating excellent opportunities for learning, parent partnerships, and utilising technology that supports each child’s developmental needs, alongside the EYFS - and will truly elevate our early years proposition.

There are currently 1,494 children in attendance across all Little Dukes nurseries as of January 2023, with an average booking pattern of 0.6FTE.

Ongoing investment into recruitment with the launch of a new ‘Careers at Little Dukes’ brand, and into our employee proposition and benefits offer, will further ensure our settings become employers of choice within their local communities and unlock additional capacity.

Miss Daisy’s Nursery Schools

Miss Daisy’s Hyde Park achieved a hugely well-deserved ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted following their inspection in November 2022. A planned upgrade to the classrooms at Hyde Park in Q1/ Q2 will further enhance their exceptional teaching and learning.

Miss Daisy’s Belgravia continues to attract new families and is already seeing a healthy pipeline for 2024/2025 registrations. The recent relocation and refurbishment has attracted multiple stories in the local and industry press, receiving very positive feedback.

Miss Daisy’s Brook Green will shortly be moving to a new location, as it joins The Brook Green Kindergarten – creating an attractive proposition for local families. A programme of investment and improvements to resources will follow this acquisition over the summer term.

Miss Daisy’s Chelsea continues to operate a waiting list and is currently full through 2023.

Miss Daisy’s Knightsbridge is working on improvements to resources and environments with open days planned throughout the year to showcase the changes.

Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nurseries

Hopes and Dreams Angel continues to impress local families with its excellent facilities, outdoor space and strong ethos in Montessori teaching and learning. A pipeline of events, such as open days, parent Q&As and coffee mornings is improving awareness of the setting and links with The Lyceum School are providing a strong footfall of families with younger siblings.

Hopes and Dreams Old Street is attracting a strong following of parents who are looking for convenience and proximity to excellent transport links. The setting is now in its eighth month and is occupied ahead of budget with a strong future pipeline, FTE increasing significantly in Q2 2023.

Hove Village Nurseries

Our newest member of the Little Dukes family, Hove Village nurseries continue to be top rated settings along the South coast. Regular events and coffee mornings have helped to build a strong community, with current and future occupancy strong throughout the year.

A new setting, due to open in summer 2023, expands the Hove Village group to four settings and will provide much-needed extra capacity in Kemptown. Our new beach-front nursery will provide a contemporary new space for preschool children and older toddlers to enjoy an education that focuses on outdoor learning and a first of its kind ‘Beach School’ curriculum.

Reflections Nursery

A robust programme of improvements at Reflections nursery, supported by Jo Allen from The Kindergartens, is ensuring the setting is supported in all aspects of operations. Staff training is ongoing and a review of EYFS delivery is already providing significantly improved outcomes.

The team is currently revising the nursery proposition for parents in Worthing, and responding to the high demand for baby spaces in the local area.