Northampton Academy

Northampton Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Northampton, Northamptonshire for students aged 11 to 18. Since September 2004, it has been an Academy, part of United Learning, a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust (UCST). It includes STEM provision as well as Elite Sports Academies in both football and netball.

Northampton Academy
Address
Wellingborough Road Northampton , Northamptonshire , NN3 8NH England
Coordinates	52°15′30″N 0°50′01″W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	The best in everyone
Established	2003
Department for Education URN	134814 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Mr Michael George
Principal	Mr Nat Parnell
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1375
Houses	Arnold, Doddridge, Dryden, Spencer, Tull
Colour(s)	Green, Purple, Blue, Yellow, Red
Website	http://www.northampton-academy.org

Houses

There are five houses at the Academy, named after influential figures. These five houses represent two tutor groups each for every year group.

• Malcolm Arnold, born in Northampton, was an English composer. In 2010, he lent his name to the Malcolm Arnold Academy.
• Philip Doddridge, born in London, a hymnwriter who was pastor of the former Castle Hill Congregational Chapel in Doddridge Street, after whom it is named.
• John Dryden, born near Thrapston, was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in 1668. Dryden Road is named after him.
• Cynthia Spencer of Althorp, after whom Spencer House in Spencer Parade are named.
• Walter Tull, an inside forward for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town, and the first Black commissioned infantry officer to serve in the British Army. Walter Tull Way is named after him.

As of September 2018, the five houses will cease to exist and each tutor group will be amalgamated into an individual letter system ranging from A-J, S.

References

External links

• School homepage