Welcome to Sponne School

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Sponne School website.
Our motto is to Dream, Believe, Achieve and all that we do is aimed at enabling our young people to reach their goals. This was inspired by a previous student, Tom Hollick who passed away just before his GCSE exams in 2017 but has left a legacy with us of a commitment to high aspirations and being inclusive of everyone in our community. We strive to enable students to believe in their potential futures, to be proud of what they do and to show respect to others. This enables us all to be motivated to achieve our dreams whilst celebrating achievements across the school.
I feel very privileged to be Headteacher at Sponne School. We pride ourselves on the positive relationships that exist between staff and students and the high quality teaching that our young people receive. None of this could be achieved without parental support and we recognise how lucky we are in our community in this regard. Alongside the academic learning for our young people it is vital that their wellbeing is supported and this is a real strength at Sponne.
I look forward to continuing to work in partnership with our parents and with the established network of schools in the Tove Learning Trust. I have no doubt that the long established collaborative working practices will continue to enable our students to achieve their dreams
Graham Forbes - Headteacher

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Sponne School website.
Our motto is to Dream, Believe, Achieve and all that we do is aimed at enabling our young people to reach their goals. This was inspired by a previous student, Tom Hollick who passed away just before his GCSE exams in 2017 but has left a legacy with us of a commitment to high aspirations and being inclusive of everyone in our community. We strive to enable students to believe in their potential futures, to be proud of what they do and to show respect to others. This enables us all to be motivated to achieve our dreams whilst celebrating achievements across the school.
I feel very privileged to be Headteacher at Sponne School. We pride ourselves on the positive relationships that exist between staff and students and the high quality teaching that our young people receive. None of this could be achieved without parental support and we recognise how lucky we are in our community in this regard. Alongside the academic learning for our young people it is vital that their wellbeing is supported and this is a real strength at Sponne.
I look forward to continuing to work in partnership with our parents and with the established network of schools in the Tove Learning Trust. I have no doubt that the long established collaborative working practices will continue to enable our students to achieve their dreams
Graham Forbes - Headteacher
"The school sets high expectations. Pupils learn well and achieve highly."
Ofsted, January 2025
School News
English Schools Chess Championship
After drawing against each other in the qualifier for the English Schools Chess Championship, Sponne's chess team once...
𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟐 𝐄𝐏𝐐 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏
Our year 12's recently went on an EPQ trip, below is a summary of the day written by Sienna (year 12): We...
A message from Bridget Phillipson - Education Secretary
Sponne School is proud to share the following message received from Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson at the end...
Sport News
U13 girls Football 6-4 win v High Wycombe
After a long journey in the cold and rain the girls had a fantastic game against strong opposition. The team showed skilful passing, team work, speed...
Year 8 Sports Leaders
Our Sports leaders helped to host the year 8 district sports hall athletics on Wednesday 21st January. We had lots of new year 8 leaders amongst lots...
Sportshall Athletics
On Wednesday 14th and 21st January, our Year 7 & 8 students competed in the School Games Sportshall athletics competitions. They were up against...
LATEST NEWS STORIES
English Schools Chess Championship
Date: February 4, 2026, 11:26 am
𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟐 𝐄𝐏𝐐 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏
Date: January 28, 2026, 2:47 pm
A message from Bridget Phillipson - Education Secretary
Date: January 27, 2026, 1:06 pm
IFG Chef of the Year 2026
Date: January 23, 2026, 11:45 am
Sponne Musicians - Part 2
Date: December 19, 2025, 12:38 pm
Sponne Musicians - Part 1
Date: December 19, 2025, 12:36 pm
Sponne Christmas Band
Date: December 12, 2025, 1:50 pm
Foodbank Donations
Date: December 10, 2025, 11:47 am
Year 12 'Being a Safe Driver'
Date: December 1, 2025, 1:46 pm
Towcester Toy Bank Donations
Date: November 13, 2025, 2:36 pm
Upcoming events
YOUR POINTS OF CONTACT
Head of Year 2025/26
Year 7: Mr P DeBoo
Year 8: Mrs J Machon
Year 9: Miss J Hillery
Year 10: Ms H Turton
Year 11: Mr S Trusler
Head of Year 12/13: Mrs H Mort
SENCO
Mrs C Cutler
Senior Leadership Team
Headteacher
Mr G Forbes
Deputy Headteacher
Mrs C Underwood
Assistant Heads
Ms L Bhakta
Mrs C Cutler
Mrs R Chapman
Mrs K Notley
Associate Assistant Heads
Mr A Langman
Mrs J Goodall
Mr J Hollamby
Mrs S Halling
School Business Manager
Mrs S Onley





















