| Northampton School For Boys |
Article Index for Northampton |
Website Links For Northampton |
Information AboutNorthampton School For Boys |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS | |
| 1541 establishments | |
| schools in northamptonshire | |
|
Northampton School For Boys (''NSB'') is a single sex Secondary School in Northampton , England . HISTORY The school was originally founded in 1541 by Thomas Chipsey , the mayor, as the town's free Boys Grammar School . In 1557 , the school moved to St. Gregory's church, which was adapted for its use. The School remained on this site until 1864 , when it moved to the Corn Exchange in the Market Square. In 1870 , additional premises were opened in Abington Square to educate a further 200 pupils. Due to popularity, the school moved again in 1911 , to new buildings constructed on the present site at Billing Road. The school continuted to flourish, until 1974 when it became a Comprehensive School . This caused many excellent teaching staff to leave, and the standards of teaching and pupil behaviour declined rapidly. In 1992 , NSB became Grant Maintained (later becoming a Foundation School ) and with the administration of headteachers Sir Bruce Liddington and Michael Griffiths, it has become a prominent and over-subscribed school. In 2005 it completed 11 years of continuous improvement at GCSE - a unique achievement nationally. In December 2005 NSB was named Daily Telegraph 'State School of the Year' for its achievements in sport {Link without Title} . During the 1990s , the school allowed the admission of girls into the Sixth Form . Currently up to a quarter of the Sixth Form are girls. In the summer of 1999 the school completed a new complex, the Cripps Hall, named in honour of Sir Cripps, a former pupil of the school. It includes a theatre used for school productions and concerts as well as public performances. During 2004 , Northampton switched back to a 2-tier school system making NSB a Secondary School . Due to the increased numbers, NSB currently occupies a second campus at the former Cliftonville Middle School for the new years 7 and 8, known as NSB West. Also that year, the school decided to revert back to a House System . The houses, named after original benefactors in 1541, are Chipsey, Manley, Brightwell and Washington. There are 2 wings, East and West, with four tutor groups in each. They are; East Wing - H, I, J, K, West Wing - P, Q, R, S. H and P are in Brightwell, I and Q are in Chipsey, J and R are in Manley and K and S are in Washington. Since the start of 2005 , the school has been undergoing a further refurbishment and building programme. The project, called Project 465 (the school will be 465 years old when finished), is due for completion in 2006. The project is spear-headed by Economics teacher Nick Hindmarsh. NOTABLE PUPILS
EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|