Mr Atkinson is the Principal of Duke’s secondary school, and therefore oversees all aspects of the day to day running of the school. He is also responsible for the strategic development and improvement of Duke’s, and is confident that under his leadership the school can become a school that students, parents and staff can be proud to be a part of . Mr Atkinson was appointed in March 2020, he joined the school in 2016 as Deputy Head, he is a qualified maths teacher and has had previous experience of working in schools across the region. Mr Atkinson is passionate about improving the life chances for all students at Duke’s regardless of their background, and is fully committed to bringing about significant improvements to the outcomes of students at Duke’s secondary school.