Huxlow Academy
About the school
Huxlow Academy is an open secondary school in North Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 May 2025
- Published
- 25 June 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.9
- North Northamptonshire
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Northamptonshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 30.70%
- North Northamptonshire
- 38.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 58.00%
- North Northamptonshire
- 58.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 52.00%
- North Northamptonshire
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.8
- North Northamptonshire
- 3.82
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 23.77
AAB or better
- School
- 10.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
819
Girls
46.64%
Boys
53.36%
SEN support
13.80%
Education, health and care plan
3.05%
English as an additional language
7.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.83%
Overall absence
9.55
Persistent absence
28.19
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
147
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
31
Sustained education or employment
97%
Higher education
42%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
42%