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Huxlow Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Finedon Road, Irthlingborough NN9 5TY · huxlow.northants.sch.uk · 01933 650496
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 783
- 96% of 819 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.8%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Tove Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 105 places were offered; 100% 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 | 105 | 98 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 125 | 109 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 124 | 109 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 131 | 122 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 30.7% 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 D+ (23.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲52.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.80 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138030)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.2 | −10.7 |
| Further education | 53.8 | +13.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | −3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 students | D+ (23.8) | Below average -0.43 | |
| 34 students | D+ (23.8) | Below average -0.44 | |
| 21 students | Merit+ (29) | Average -0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 37 | C- (26.7) | -0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 25 | D (19.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 47 | C- (27.6) | -0.50 |
| 2017/18 | 49 | D+ (22.8) | -0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 35 | C- (27.6) | -0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 46 | C- (27.1) | -0.47 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.1 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 4.5 | +3 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 24.4 | −9.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Huxlow Academy on 20 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138030), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138030)
Mar 2021Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138030)
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138030)
Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138030)
What parents said
55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 55%
- Replies
- 116
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (39%) with SEND