Sir Christopher Hatton Academy

"Hatton School" redirects here. For the former school in Kent, see Hatton School (Sevenoaks).

Sir Christopher Hatton Academy (formerly Sir Christopher Hatton School) is an 11–18 mixed, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England.^[3] It was established in 1983 and is part of the Hatton Academies Trust. It is named after Sir Christopher Hatton, a prominent Tudor politician and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I.

Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Address
The Pyghtle Wellingborough , Northamptonshire , NN8 4RP England
Coordinates	52.30855°N 0.69593°W / 52.30855; -0.69593
Information
Former name	Sir Christopher Hatton School
Type	Academy
Established	1983 (1983)
Local authority	North Northamptonshire Council
Trust	Hatton Academies Trust
Specialist	Maths and Computing
Department for Education URN	137912 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Co-Principals	Nick Salisbury Alastair Mitchell [1]
Gender	Mixed
Age range	11–18
Enrolment	1,423 (2023)[2]
Capacity	1,254[2]
Houses	Luna Orion Titan Equinox
Website	www.hattonacademy.org.uk

History

Logo of Sir Christopher Hatton School.

Sir Christopher Hatton School was established in 1983 following the merger of Westfield Boys School and Breezehill Girls School, on the Breezehill site. It has been a grant-maintained school and then a foundation school. It converted to academy status in March 2012 and renamed Sir Christopher Hatton Academy.^[4] It was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted following its inspection in January 2015.^[5]

House system

The school has a house system of four houses. They are named as follows:^[6]

• Equinox, the house of equality
• Luna, the house of gentleness
• Orion, the house of bravery
• Titan, the house of inner strength

Previously they were named after people linked to Sir Christopher Hatton and his history. The houses were:

• Burghley (after William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley)
• Drake (after Francis Drake)
• Raleigh (after Walter Raleigh)
• Walsingham (after Francis Walsingham)

Notable alumni

• Dan Bendon, cricketer
• Kylie Pentelow, journalist and television news presenter
• Tom Pursglove, politician