Sir Christopher Hatton Academy is a secondary academy in Wellingborough, United Kingdom with 1,440 pupils, part of Hatton Academies Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 11 October 2022. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teacher of Inclusion (closes 30 November) and 2nd in Maths (closes 30 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Nicholas Salisbury Alastair Mitchell, Headteacher
Trust or group
Hatton Academies Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,440 pupils · 48% girls · 18.8% eligible for free school meals · 25.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
141 (9.8%) on SEN support · 47 (3.3%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary £34,069 to £46,940 a yearCloses 30 NovStarts April 2027
Full time
Second in Mathematics Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, Wellingborough, Northants Main Pay Range plus TLR 2bFull Time Required for April 2027 or sooner Are you an exceptional…
Salary £34,069 to £52,835 a yearCloses 30 NovStarts April 2027
Full time
Teacher of Inclusion - Primary or Secondary Trained Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, Wellingborough, Northants Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Range Full time Required for April 2027…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
48.8
49.0%
2024/25
50.2
54.2%
2023/24
50.6
54.1%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
11 October 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
90.4
15.9
–
0
£52,218
2024/25
91.5
16.2
18%
0
£48,292
2023/24
83.7
17.6
24%
0
£53,444
2022/23
87.5
16.3
19%
0
£41,924
2021/22
89.5
15.4
15%
0
£42,491
2020/21
82.3
16.0
11%
0
£40,258
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
77.4
16.4
9%
0
£40,287
2018/19
77.0
15.9
18%
0
£40,588
2017/18
74.7
16.1
24%
0
£40,909
2016/17
75.1
15.9
21%
0
£39,572
2015/16
74.9
15.6
21%
0
£39,565
2014/15
80.4
14.0
18%
0
£38,263
2013/14
80.0
14.0
14%
0
£36,861
2012/13
78.8
14.9
21%
0
£35,118
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
7.5%
3.1%
19.3%
3.5%
2024/25
7.8%
1.5%
20.4%
3.8%
2023/24
8.2%
1.4%
21.8%
3.3%
2022/23
8.4%
1.5%
22.9%
3.3%
2021/22
8.6%
1.3%
27.8%
2.4%
2020/21
4.6%
0.8%
11.5%
1.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.7%
1.3%
11.9%
0.8%
2017/18
5.5%
1.4%
14.3%
1.1%
2016/17
4.9%
1.2%
13.8%
1.3%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Classroom Supervisor, Executive Assistant, Family Support Worker. Last advertised September 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.