Northampton Academy

Northampton Academy

Motto	The best in everyone
Established	2003
Type	Academy
Principal	Mr Nat Parnell
Chair of Governors	Mr Michael George
Location	Wellingborough Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 8NH England 52°15′30″N 0°50′01″W / 52.25828°N 0.83365°W / 52.25828; -0.83365Coordinates: 52°15′30″N 0°50′01″W / 52.25828°N 0.83365°W / 52.25828; -0.83365
DfE URN	134814 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	1375
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Houses	Arnold, Doddridge, Dryden, Spencer, Tull
Colours	Green, Purple, Blue, Yellow, Red
Former name	Lings Upper School
Website	School homepage

Northampton Academy (formerly Lings Upper School) 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).

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, paternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, 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-G.

References

External links

• School homepage