Kingsthorpe College

Kingsthorpe College
Kingsthorpe College
Address
	Boughton Green Road; Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7HR; England
Coordinates	52°16′16″N 0°53′13″W / 52.271°N 0.887°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Everything is possible
Local authority	West Northamptonshire
Department for Education URN	138932 Tables
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1450
Colour(s)	Blue Purple Yellow
Website	https://www.kingsthorpecollege.org.uk/

Kingsthorpe College (KC), formerly Kingsthorpe Community College and before that Kingsthorpe Upper School, is a secondary school with academy status in Kingsthorpe, Northampton. In September 2021 Kingsthorpe College joined the Orbis Education Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust, which also includes Southfield School in Kettering.^[2] As of 2023, the school has approximately 1,400 students on roll, with 160 in the sixth form.

The school moved into a new building in 2007, and is located on a single site on Boughton Green Road. It was previously split on two sites, the other being next to Welford Road, which is on the A5199. The college has been a specialist sports college with a second specialism in history since 2006, after changing from a Language College and a former ICT College.

Ofsted judgements

In 2013 Ofsted said the school required improvement. In 2015 and again in 2019 it was judged Good.^[3]^[4]

Notable alumni

Ben Cohen, rugby player
Gian Sammarco, actor
Marc Warren, actor
Callum Robinson, footballer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kingsthorpe College". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ "ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
^ Hollingsworth, Simon. "No formal designation monitoring inspection of Kingsthorpe College" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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[GIAS-1] "Kingsthorpe College". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[2] "ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[Ofsted2015-3] Hollingsworth, Simon. "No formal designation monitoring inspection of Kingsthorpe College" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[4] "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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