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Huxlow Science College

Finedon Road, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, NN9 5TY

Secondary

Phase

819

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2022 and continues as Huxlow Academy (URN 149433) (opened 1 September 2022). Its page carries this history forward.

GCSE Results

2021-22
Average Attainment 8
42.2
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
37.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
53.0%
Entering EBacc
46.0%
EBacc APS
3.8
Cohort Size
138

Destinations

After GCSE 2021-22

Sustained education/employment
98.0%
Continued in education
94.0%
Apprenticeships
3.0%
Employment
2.0%
Not sustained
1.0%

After A-Levels 2021-22

Sustained education/employment
83.0%
Higher education
42.0%
Apprenticeships
6.0%
Employment
32.0%
Not sustained
12.0%

A-Level Results

2021-22

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

32.0

Avg Points/Entry

35.1

Best 3 A-Levels

45

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
14.3%
Applied General Avg Points
37.2
16-18 Cohort
108

Pupil Demographics

2021-22
Total Pupils
935
Boys
491 (53%)
Girls
444 (47%)
Capacity
819 (114% full)
SEND
15.7%
FSM Eligible
26.0%
EAL
7.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
14.4%

Attendance & Absence

2021-22
Overall Absence Rate
9.8%
Persistent Absence
32.2%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2021-22
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  • White British: 85.5%
  • White Other: 5.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Black Other: 1.1%
  • Black African: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%

85.5%

White British

5.4%

White Other

1.6%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Contact & Location

Finedon Road

Wellingborough, East Midlands

Administrative

URN
138030
UKPRN
10037007
Establishment No.
4017

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