Curriculum Overview

Our Curriculum: Ambitious, Engaging and Inclusive

At Huxlow Academy, we are committed to delivering an ambitious, engaging, and inclusive curriculum that enables every student to succeed. Across all subjects, we identify and prioritise the essential knowledge and skills that form the foundation for deep, meaningful learning. These are carefully mapped from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 to ensure a seamless and coherent learning journey.

Our curriculum is designed as a spiral, meaning that key knowledge and skills are revisited and developed over time. This approach helps students build confidence, deepen their understanding, and apply their learning in new contexts.

We place a strong emphasis on the explicit teaching of Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE). Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development (SMSC), as well as British Values, are woven throughout our academic curriculum and personal development programme. 

Careers education is integrated across academic subjects, PSHE, and the wider personal development curriculum, ensuring students are well-prepared for their futures.

At Huxlow Academy, our curriculum is designed to inspire ambition, foster engagement, and embrace the diversity of every learner.

Core Subjects at Key Stage 4

These are subjects that all students will study and provide a foundation of knowledge applicable across a wide range of subjects:

• English Language and Literature
• Maths
• Science
• French
• Core PE
• Religious Studies
• Personal Development

Optional Subjects

These are specialised subjects that students will choose from.  Choices should be made based on the direction students want to take with their further education, training or career.

Our sixth form combines the strengths of the two schools; Huxlow Academy and Rushden Academy who work together post-16 to offer a wide range of courses and opportunities to all students in the East Northamptonshire area.

Visit our Sixth Form Page