UK Schools
Huxlow Academy
Huxlow Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Irthlingborough, North Northamptonshire Council, teaching 783 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Requires improvement at its most recent inspection in May 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 9 holidays and 5 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Huxlow Academy.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Huxlow Academy.
- 1 Training Day 1
- 2 School Reopens to Students
- 23 School Closes to Students
- 24 Training Day 2
- 3 School Reopens to Students
- 19 School Closes to Students
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Training Day 3
- 6 School Reopens to Students
- 13 School Closes to Students
- 23 School Reopens to Students
- 27 School Closes to Students
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Bank Holiday (Good Friday)
- 6 Bank Holiday (Easter Monday)
- 13 School Reopens to Students
- 4 Bank Holiday (Early May Bank Holiday)
- 22 School Closes to Students
- 25 Bank Holiday (Spring Bank Holiday)
- 1 School Reopens to Students
- 16 School Closes to Students
- 17 Training Day 4
- 20 Training Day 5
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Training Day 1 Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- School Reopens to Students Sep 2, 2025 Event
- School Closes to Students Oct 23, 2025 Event
- Training Day 2 Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- School Reopens to Students Nov 3, 2025 Event
- School Closes to Students Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Training Day 3 Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School Reopens to Students Jan 6, 2026 Event
- School Closes to Students Feb 13, 2026 Event
- School Reopens to Students Feb 23, 2026 Event
- School Closes to Students Mar 27, 2026 Event
- Bank Holiday (Good Friday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Bank Holiday (Easter Monday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens to Students Apr 13, 2026 Event
- Bank Holiday (Early May Bank Holiday) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes to Students May 22, 2026 Event
- Bank Holiday (Spring Bank Holiday) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens to Students Jun 1, 2026 Event
- School Closes to Students Jul 16, 2026 Event
- Training Day 4 Jul 17, 2026 Inset Day
- Training Day 5 Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 21, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Huxlow Academy with North Northamptonshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 23.77 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 28.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 97% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Huxlow Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Huxlow Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.