Refocus
6 Knox Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1HW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Tucker
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 62
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 148756
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933391660
About this school
Refocus is an independent school in North Northamptonshire. It teaches children aged 14 to 16 and has 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Refocus under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Refocus has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 17 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Refocus has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 46 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 14
- Pupils on SEN support
- 2
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wellingborough School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Wellingborough
-
Friars Academy0.4 miles
Academies · Wellingborough
-
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites0.5 miles
Special schools · Wellingborough
-
Creating Tomorrow College4.4 miles
Other types · Kettering
-
Chelveston Road School4.4 miles
Free Schools · Higham Ferrers
Common questions
- What year groups does Refocus teach?
- Refocus teaches children aged 14 to 16. It is an independent school in North Northamptonshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Refocus?
- The headteacher of Refocus is Mrs Paula Tucker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Refocus been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Refocus under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Refocus?
- Refocus has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 16.
- Is Refocus full?
- Refocus has capacity for 62 pupils and 63 on roll (102%), 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 Refocus a faith school?
- No. Refocus has no designated religious character.
- What are Refocus's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Refocus'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 24 July 2026.