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Welcome to Sponne School

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 

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 

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"The school sets high expectations. Pupils learn well and achieve highly."
Ofsted, January 2025

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Oliver! Workshop

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IFG Chef of the Year 2026

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Upcoming events

1 Mar
Red Week
01.03.2026
2 Mar
Y10/11 Mock Exams
02.03.2026 - 06.03.2026
5 Mar
Y8 Pathways Evening
05.03.2026
8 Mar
Blue Week
08.03.2026
9 Mar
Y10/11 Mock Exams
09.03.2026 - 13.03.2026
15 Mar
Red Week
15.03.2026
16 Mar
St Omer Trip - (Y8/9)
16.03.2026 - 20.03.2026
16 Mar
Y13 Psychology Trip
16.03.2026

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 

Contact Us

Sponne School,
Brackley Road, Towcester,
Northamptonshire
NN12 6DJ

Tel: 01327 350284

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