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Huxlow Academy

Finedon Road, Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY

Local ranking17th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

819

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Huxlow Science College (URN 138030) since 31 August 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 20 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
41.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
30.7% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
58.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
52.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size
150

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
93.0%
Continued in education
82.0%
Apprenticeships
4.0%
Employment
6.0%
Not sustained
7.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
97.0%
Higher education
42.0%
Apprenticeships
10.0%
Employment
42.0%
Not sustained
3.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

D+

Avg A-Level Grade

23.8

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

27.0

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

33

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
10.5% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
28.7
16-18 Cohort
81

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
819
Boys
437 (53%)
Girls
382 (47%)
Capacity
819 (100% full)
SEND
16.9%
FSM Eligible
24.8%
EAL
7.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
13.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
49.1
Budget per Pupil
£8,239/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
9.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
28.2% nat15.8%

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

2024-25
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  • White British: 82.9%
  • White Other: 5.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.5%
  • Black African: 1.5%
  • Asian Indian: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
  • Black Other: 1.1%

82.9%

White British

5.4%

White Other

2.6%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01933650496
head@huxlow.northants-ecl.gov.uk
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Finedon Road

Irthlingborough, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN
149433
UKPRN
10091325
Establishment No.
4000
Trust
TOVE LEARNING TRUST

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