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
Sponne Musicians - Part 2
Well done to the Sponne Christmas Band for their final two festive performances in the community. On Thursday 18th...
Sponne Musicians - Part 1
Congratulations to all the Sponne musicians for a fantastic festive musical celebration on Monday evening. The...
Sponne Christmas Band
Well done to the Sponne Christmas band who have already had the first two Christmas engagements in the local community....
Sport News
Year 7 Girls Football
On Tuesday 16th December our Year 7 girls played Campion in the District Cup. It was a great game ending in 3-3 followed by penalties. After a nail...
Sports Leaders
On Wednesday 10th December our Sports Leaders went to Silverstone Primary for the afternoon and had a wonderful time teaching Y4 & Y5 dances for...
School Games PAN Boccia Competition
On Friday 5th December, Sponne took two teams to play in the School Games PAN Boccia competition. We are so proud of the way they played, respected...
LATEST NEWS STORIES
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
Remembrance Day
Date: November 12, 2025, 2:26 pm
Year 9 Assembly with Sarah Bool MP
Date: November 10, 2025, 10:14 am
Black History Month
Date: November 7, 2025, 10:52 am
SWI - school uniform - 20% Limited Time Only!
Date: October 15, 2025, 10:31 am
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
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