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
Towcester Midsummer Festival of Music
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Sixth Form Post 18 Day
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Performance Poet - Spoz Visit
On Tuesday 3rd June, we enjoyed a visit from performance poet, Spoz, who delivered a poetry workshop to our year 9...
Sport News
Sponne sports leaders
On Thursday 19th June, the hottest day of the year so far, Sponne sports leaders helped at 2 events!! The events were Year 6 Transition themed -...
District Championship at Daventry Track
Last week our younger athletes from Year 7 & 8 attended the District Championship at Daventry Track. For many of our Year 7 athletes this was...
English Schools Cup Midlands B final
On Monday 16th July Sponne took part in the English Schools Cup Midlands B final. The Junior Boys (Yr 7 and 8) finished 7th of the 8 teams whilst...
LATEST NEWS STORIES
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
Sports leaders visit to Greens Norton Primary School
Date: May 2, 2025, 8:45 am
Global Ambassadors Conference - Mental Health
Date: March 27, 2025, 1:54 pm
French Trip - St. Omer
Date: March 27, 2025, 1:52 pm
Regional Festival of Music for Youth
Date: March 26, 2025, 10:07 am
Upcoming events
YOUR POINTS OF CONTACT
Progress Learning Leaders
Year 7 : Mrs J Machon
Year 8 : Miss J Hillery
Year 9 : Ms H Turton
Year 10 : Mr S Trusler
Year 11 : Mr P DeBoo
Year 12/13 : Mrs H Mort
Head of Sixth Form : 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