Huxlow Academy

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Huxlow Academy
Address
Huxlow Academy
Finedon Road

Irthlingborough
,
Northamptonshire
,
NN9 5TY

England
Coordinates 52°19′44″N0°37′16″W / 52.329°N 0.621°W / 52.329; -0.621
Information
Type Academy
MottoAmbition Respect Pride (Formerly "Opening doors to brighter futures")
Established1962
TrustTove Learning Trust
Department for Education URN 149433 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherKim Isaksen
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
HousesGolden Eagles
Green Ospreys
Blue Falcons
Red Kites
Website www.huxlow.northants.sch.uk

Huxlow Academy is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Previously a specialist Science College, the school converted to academy status in April 2012. However, the name only changed to Huxlow Academy in late 2022. There are just over 900 students on roll, including around 100 students in the Sixth Form, which is shared with two other local schools. The head teacher is Kim Isaksen. There are 47 teachers (full-time equivalent) and 36 support staff. [1]

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History

It was founded in 1962 and was originally known as Finedon and Irthlingborough Secondary Modern School. [2] The former head teacher was Paul Letch. He joined the school in September 2021, replacing Steve Gordon. The headteacher before Gordon was Mick Malton.

Feeder schools

The school gains its Year 7 students from primary schools in Irthlingborough, Finedon, Little Addington, Great Addington and Woodford as well as numerous schools in surrounding villages.

Sixth form provision

The Sixth Form is part of The East Northamptonshire College (TENC), which combines Huxlow Academy and The Rushden Academy at post-16 level. [3]

School performance and inspections

The school's Ofsted report in 2016 judged the school as Good in all main areas (achievement, quality of teaching, behaviour and leadership/management). [4] The 2021 inspection rated the school inadequate. The inspectors found that racist, homophobic and sexist language is commonplace. [5]

The percentage of students achieving 5+ GCSEs including Math and English was:

The percentage of students achieving a grade 5 or above in Math and English at the end of KS4 was:

Convictions of staff

In 2017, Emma Wright, an art teacher, was found to have allowed pupils to take inappropriate photographs for an art project. She was banned from teaching in 2022 by the Teaching Regulation Agency. [8]

In 2019, Kevin Sheppard, a former teaching assistant in the school, was arrested after child abuse footage was found on his telephone and computer. [9] He was sentenced to 16 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, and 120 hours of unpaid work. Kevin Sheppard was placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years and is subject to a sexual harm prevention order.

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References

  1. ↑ "Huxlow Science College". Department for Education. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Huxlow Science College makes half a century with time capsule burial". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Huxlow and TENC | Huxlow Science College". huxlow.northants.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Huxlow Science College Ofsted Report 30 April 2014" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". 31 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Huxlow College at Performance Tables 2015". education.gov.uk. Department of Education. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Huxlow Academy|Exam Results 2021". Huxlow Academy. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Hitchenor, Tom (20 June 2022). "Teacher ban for allowing topless teens and fake masturbation". Northants Live. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Wildman, Sam (9 September 2020). "Paedophile Irthlingborough teaching assistant spared jail". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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