Secondary
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
The Pyghtle, Wellingborough, NN8 4RP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1440 of 1254 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 83.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 107.1
- Pupils per adult
- 13.8
- Pupils
- 1,475
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
54%
17 points above the WELLINGBOROUGH average (37% across 5 schools)
50.2
6.8 above the WELLINGBOROUGH average (43.4 across 5 schools)
1st of 5 by our score, among the secondary schools in WELLINGBOROUGH we can score - 6 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.7 |
| Entered the EBacc | 56% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| A level average points per entry | 38.44 |
| A level students | 87 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56% |
| 22/23 | 55% |
| 23/24 | 54% |
| 24/25 | 54% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.8 |
| 22/23 | 40.3 |
| 23/24 | 35.5 |
| 24/25 | 38.4 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.83 |
| 22/23 | +0.59 |
| 23/24 | +0.37 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53.6 |
| 22/23 | 52.7 |
| 23/24 | 50.6 |
| 24/25 | 50.2 |
The Pyghtle, Wellingborough, NN8 4RP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
North Northamptonshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Nicholas Salisbury Alastair Mitchell
- Address
- The Pyghtle, Wellingborough, NN8 4RP
- Telephone
- 01933226077