Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Wellingborough · NN8 4RP · North Northamptonshire
Ages 11–18
- Att850.6
- P80.4
- EM5+54%
- Absence8.5%
0.9 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 139961
Wrenn School
Academy sponsor led · Wellingborough · NN8 2DQ
Ages 11–18 · 1,537 pupils · North Northamptonshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
39.8
Overall absence
9.8%
Admissions demand
0.84 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-01-30
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.02
−20+2
Attainment 839.8
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+53%
EBacc entry29%
EBacc APS: 3.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.3%
Unauthorised4.9%
- Authorised absence
- 4.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,377
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.84 · Often has places
1st preferences
213
Places offered
254
1st-preference offers
211
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 491
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 254
- Applications from outside LA
- 4
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 2
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
1,537 pupils · 1,632 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,537
- Boys / girls
- 758 / 779
- School capacity
- 1,632
- Capacity fill
- 1,537 / 1,632 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- FSM pupils
- 393
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Creative Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Parker
Location
- Address
- London Road
- Postcode
- NN8 2DQ
- Town
- Wellingborough
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- District
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, 1,537 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 29.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Weavers Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Wellingborough · NN8 3JH · North Northamptonshire
Ages 11–18
- Att839.2
- P8-0.4
- EM5+26%
- Absence10.5%
1.1 miles away
Wollaston School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Wellingborough · NN29 7PH · North Northamptonshire
Ages 11–18
- Att845.8
- P80.0
- EM5+41%
- Absence8.7%
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Parker
- Telephone
- 01933222039