Kingsthorpe College
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| name = Kingsthorpe College
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| motto = Everything is possible
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| type = Academy
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| head_label = Jennifer Giovanelli{{cite web|title=Kingsthorpe College|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138932|website=Get information about schools|publisher=GOV.UK|access-date=16 February 2018}}
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| address = Boughton Green Road
| neighbourhood = Kingsthorpe
| city = Northampton
| county = Northamptonshire
| country = England
| postcode = NN2 7HR
| local_authority = West Northamptonshire
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| urn = 138932
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| lower_age = 11
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| website = https://www.kingsthorpecollege.org.uk/
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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.{{Cite web|title=ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST - GOV.UK|url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/17528#list|access-date=2021-12-26|website=www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk|language=en}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Hollingsworth|first1=Simon|title=No formal designation monitoring inspection of Kingsthorpe College|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2601217/urn/138932.pdf|publisher=Ofsted|access-date=16 February 2018}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-09-01 |title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare |url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report |access-date=2021-12-26 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}}
Notable alumni
- Ben Cohen, rugby player
- Gian Sammarco, actor
- Marc Warren, actor
- Callum Robinson, footballer
References
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