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Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
The Pyghtle, Wellingborough NN8 4RP · hattonacademy.org.uk · 01933 226077
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.2
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,440
- 186 over 1,254 places · 115%
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 25%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 339 families put the school first and 270 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 270 | 339 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 361 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 264 | 325 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 236 | 369 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 233 | 364 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.2, and 54.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Northamptonshire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲55.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43.6 | −8.6 |
| Further education | 45.2 | +7 |
| Other education | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 students | B (38.4) | Average +0.14 | |
| 93 students | B- (38.3) | Average +0.14 | |
| 32 students | Dist (33.7) | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99 | B- (35.5) | -0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 85 | B (40.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 91 | B (40.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 71 | B- (35.5) | +0.29 |
| 2017/18 | 87 | C+ (32.8) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 72 | C+ (33.5) | +0.26 |
| 2015/16 | 70 | C+ (33.1) | +0.47 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75.2 | −5.8 |
| Other education | 1.9 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | +2.8 |
| Employment | 11.4 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 115
- 8% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (13%) with SEND