Sir Christopher Hatton School

Sir Christopher Hatton School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The school is named after Sir Christopher Hatton, a prominent Tudor politician and Courtier of Queen Elizabeth I. OriginThe school was formed in 1983 by the amalgamation of Breezehill Girls School and Westfield Boys School on the Breezehill site. In 2008 it had a school roll of 1, 163, of which 137 were in the Sixth Form. It is an Academy. The amalgamation was the result of Wellingborough Council's attempt to prune the amount of secondary schools. The Westfield site was eventually sold as prime housing stock land. Historical backgroundWhen the school was founded a suitable name was required to reflect the school’s aspirations and ambitions, and also identify it with the town and county. Sir Christopher Hatton had strong connections with Northamptonshire and with Wellingborough in particular. Ofsted ReportsThe last Ofsted report was published on 5 January 2015. It stated: "Most students come from the town and surrounding villages. The socio-economic circumstances of the pupils are very varied, but around the national average overall. Attainment on entry is around the national average, but the school used to admit 10% of its intake each year based on a test, and some of these pupils remain in GCSE classes and the sixth form. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals, 11% , is around the national average, as is that of pupils identified as having special educational needs, 16. 5% . The proportion of those with statements of special need is slightly higher than average, at 4% . These are mainly linked to moderate learning difficulties and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Most pupils are from a white British heritage, although there are about 20% from other backgrounds, mainly Asian or Caribbean. There are ten pupils whose first language is not English. The school was awarded a Sportsmark in 2002, and a Schools’ Achievement Award in 2003".

Sir Christopher Hatton School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The school is named after Sir Christopher Hatton, a prominent Tudor politician and Courtier of Queen Elizabeth I. OriginThe school was formed in 1983 by the amalgamation of Breezehill Girls School and Westfield Boys School on the Breezehill site. In 2008 it had a school roll of 1, 163, of which 137 were in the Sixth Form. It is an Academy. The amalgamation was the result of Wellingborough Council's attempt to prune the amount of secondary schools. The Westfield site was eventually sold as prime housing stock land. Historical backgroundWhen the school was founded a suitable name was required to reflect the school’s aspirations and ambitions, and also identify it with the town and county. Sir Christopher Hatton had strong connections with Northamptonshire and with Wellingborough in particular. Ofsted ReportsThe last Ofsted report was published on 5 January 2015. It stated: "Most students come from the town and surrounding villages. The socio-economic circumstances of the pupils are very varied, but around the national average overall. Attainment on entry is around the national average, but the school used to admit 10% of its intake each year based on a test, and some of these pupils remain in GCSE classes and the sixth form. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals, 11% , is around the national average, as is that of pupils identified as having special educational needs, 16. 5% . The proportion of those with statements of special need is slightly higher than average, at 4% . These are mainly linked to moderate learning difficulties and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Most pupils are from a white British heritage, although there are about 20% from other backgrounds, mainly Asian or Caribbean. There are ten pupils whose first language is not English. The school was awarded a Sportsmark in 2002, and a Schools’ Achievement Award in 2003".