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
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Sport News
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LATEST NEWS STORIES
SWI - school uniform - 20% Limited Time Only!
Date: October 15, 2025, 10:31 am
Sponne PFA Fundraising - New School Minibus
Date: September 29, 2025, 12:56 pm
GCSE Examination Results 2025
Date: August 21, 2025, 1:41 pm
A Level Examination Results 2025
Date: August 14, 2025, 2:30 pm
Towcester Midsummer Festival of Music
Date: June 23, 2025, 10:11 am
Sixth Form Post 18 Day
Date: June 12, 2025, 1:53 pm
Performance Poet - Spoz Visit
Date: June 9, 2025, 8:58 am
Rose of Northamptonshire Award
Date: June 6, 2025, 9:02 am
Mini Careers Fair
Date: May 8, 2025, 9:16 am
Youth Advisory Council
Date: May 2, 2025, 2:51 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