Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
The Pyghtle, Wellingborough, NN8 4RP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Nicholas Salisbury Alastair Mitchell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Hatton Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,254
- Pupils on roll
- 1,440
- URN
- 137912
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933226077
About this school
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy is a secondary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,440 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 218 | 259 | 249 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.7 | 50.6 | 50.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.59 +0.40 to +0.78 | +0.37 +0.19 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 54.1% | 54.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 71% | 68.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 61% | 66.8% | 55.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sir Christopher Hatton Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.7 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,423 |
| 2023/24 | 1,475 |
| 2024/25 | 1,481 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir Christopher Hatton Academy compares
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy ranked 3rd of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.2 | 8.1% | 19.4% | 1,440 | — |
| Wrenn School | 40.9 | 8.5% | 30.9% | 1,537 | 0.9 miles |
| Weavers Academy | 39.8 | 8.4% | 32.5% | 1,275 | 0.9 miles |
| Huxlow Academy | 41.9 | 9.6% | 24.8% | 783 | 3.4 miles |
| Wollaston School | 46.1 | 9% | 16.1% | 1,432 | 3.8 miles |
| Rushden Academy | 41.6 | 9.3% | 25.7% | 961 | 3.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.42%
- English as an additional language
- 23.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 22.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wrenn School0.9 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Weavers Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Huxlow Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Irthlingborough
-
Wollaston School3.8 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Rushden Academy3.9 miles
Secondary · Rushden
Other schools in Wellingborough
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Wellingborough.
- Manor School Secondary
- Weavers Academy Secondary
- Wollaston School Secondary
- Wrenn School Secondary
- Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery Nursery
- Highfield Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sir Christopher Hatton Academy teach?
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir Christopher Hatton Academy?
- The headteacher of Sir Christopher Hatton Academy is Nicholas Salisbury Alastair Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sir Christopher Hatton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sir Christopher Hatton Academy?
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy has 1,440 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sir Christopher Hatton Academy full?
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy has capacity for 1,254 pupils and 1,440 on roll (115%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sir Christopher Hatton Academy a faith school?
- No. Sir Christopher Hatton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir Christopher Hatton Academy a selective school?
- No. Sir Christopher Hatton Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sir Christopher Hatton Academy?
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy is part of HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sir Christopher Hatton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.7 in 2022/23 and 50.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir Christopher Hatton Academy rank locally?
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy ranked 3rd of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir Christopher Hatton Academy's absence rate?
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir Christopher Hatton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Christopher Hatton Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.