Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, Wellingborough

In its own words: "We are an independent non denominational Academy providing comprehensive education for boys and girls aged 11 to 18, based in the market town of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and the lead school within Hatton Academies Trust."

In 2026, pupils at Sir Christopher Hatton Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.6 in North Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in North Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.37: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.3, against 52.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 339 families put Sir Christopher Hatton Academy as their first choice and 628 named it as one of their preferences, for 270 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 79 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sir Christopher Hatton Academy are Wrenn School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45); Weavers Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); Huxlow Academy (3.4 miles, Attainment 8 39.8); and Wollaston School (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44).

Sir Christopher Hatton Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Sir Christopher Hatton Academy is one of 5 schools run by Hatton Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 259 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 105 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 75% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 33% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 141 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 47 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Wellingborough Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Health Centre (opposite), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sir Christopher Hatton Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 6th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 376 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Sir Christopher Hatton Academy issued 296 suspensions, 20 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Sir Christopher Hatton Academy are The Avenue Infant School (0.2 miles); Park Junior School, Wellingborough (0.3 miles); Oakway Academy (0.4 miles); and Victoria Primary Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.