Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire | Ofsted & DfE

69%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

54%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

56%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1169.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,481

Pupils · 2024/25

24%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

54%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

56%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1169.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,481

Pupils · 2024/25

24%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

54%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

56%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1169.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,481

Pupils · 2024/25

24%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorth Northamptonshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.9:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Sir Christopher Hatton Academy · Secondary with sixth form · North Northamptonshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

69%

-2pp

78%73%69%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

54%

+0pp

56%55%54%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 54%

Attainment 8

50.2

-0.4

54.152.250.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 50.2

EBacc entry

56%

-11pp

67%49%32%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

EBacc APS

1169.5

-82.8

1252.31102.5952.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1169.5

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

38.4

+3.0

40.838.135.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38.4

A-level value added

+0.14

+0.2

+0.3+0.1-0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

26%

+10pp

35%25%16%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 26%

Average A-level grade

BBB-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,481

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

24%

FSM eligible

19%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

The Pyghtle, Wellingborough, NN8 4RP

Local authority

North Northamptonshire

Website

http://www.hattonacademy.org.uk

Telephone

01933226077

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	69%	54%	50.2	Not applicable	56%	1169.5	56%	1,481
2023/24	71%	54%	50.6	+0.37	67%	1252.3	67%	1,475
2022/23	75%	55%	52.7	+0.59	61%	1051.8	61%	1,423
2021/22	74%	56%	53.6	+0.83	47%	981.0	49%	1,382
2018/19	78%	55%	54.1	+1.00	32%	952.7	34%	1,228
2017/18	69%	51%	51.6	+0.75	34%	865.6	36%	1,205
2016/17	65%	41%	49.4	+0.62	27%	—	30%	1,198

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	38.4	B	+0.14	26%	107
2023/24	35.5	B-	-0.09	16%	112
2022/23	40.3	B	—	31%	109
2021/22	40.8	B	—	32%	107
2018/19	35.5	B-	+0.29	35%	81
2017/18	32.8	C+	+0.05	15%	98
2016/17	33.5	C+	+0.26	14%	88

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,481	16.9	10%	24%	19%	8%	23%
2023/24	1,475	18.5	5%	24%	19%	8%	24%
2022/23	1,423	16.6	8%	25%	20%	9%	24%
2021/22	1,382	16.3	11%	28%	20%	9%	27%
2020/21	1,316	16.8	9%	29%	18%	—	—
2018/19	1,228	16.4	9%	20%	25%	5%	11%
2017/18	1,205	16.6	7%	21%	25%	6%	14%
2016/17	1,198	16.5	8%	20%	24%	5%	14%