Huxlow Academy
Finedon Road, Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Isaksen
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tove Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 819
- Pupils on roll
- 783
- URN
- 149433
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933650496
About this school
Huxlow Academy is a secondary academy in Irthlingborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 783 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Huxlow Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 171 | 150 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.1 | 37.3 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 -0.56 to -0.08 | -0.67 -0.89 to -0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 26.9% | 30.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 50.9% | 58% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 47.4% | 52% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
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 Huxlow 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 | 40.1 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.3 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 879 |
| 2023/24 | 854 |
| 2024/25 | 819 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Huxlow Academy compares
Huxlow Academy ranked 11th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.9 | 9.6% | 24.8% | 783 | — |
| Rushden Academy | 41.6 | 9.3% | 25.7% | 961 | 2.3 miles |
| The Ferrers School | 38.9 | 10.2% | 20.1% | 937 | 2.3 miles |
| Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | 50.2 | 8.1% | 19.4% | 1,440 | 3.4 miles |
| Wrenn School | 40.9 | 8.5% | 30.9% | 1,537 | 3.6 miles |
| Manor School | 40 | 9.2% | 22.8% | 851 | 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)
- 24.83%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.55%
- Persistent absence
- 28.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rushden Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Rushden
-
The Ferrers School2.3 miles
Secondary · Rushden
-
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Wrenn School3.6 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Manor School3.9 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
Common questions
- What ages does Huxlow Academy teach?
- Huxlow Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Irthlingborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Huxlow Academy?
- The headteacher of Huxlow Academy is Mrs Kim Isaksen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Huxlow Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Huxlow 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 many pupils are at Huxlow Academy?
- Huxlow Academy has 783 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Huxlow Academy full?
- Huxlow Academy has capacity for 819 pupils and 783 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Huxlow Academy a faith school?
- No. Huxlow Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Huxlow Academy a selective school?
- No. Huxlow Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Huxlow Academy part of an academy trust?
- Huxlow Academy is part of TOVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Huxlow Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.1 in 2022/23 and 41.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Huxlow Academy compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Huxlow Academy ranked 11th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Huxlow Academy's absence rate?
- Huxlow Academy's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Huxlow Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Huxlow 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 10 July 2026.