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
Thank you to the Sixth Form Student Leadership Team
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ALUMNI - Thank you
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Year 8 visit to Silverstone Technology Park
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Sport News
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Success for the Sponne Equestrian Team
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Sports Leaders - 20th May
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LATEST NEWS STORIES
Thank you to the Sixth Form Student Leadership Team
Date: June 25, 2026, 10:50 am
ALUMNI - Thank you
Date: June 17, 2026, 2:24 pm
Year 8 visit to Silverstone Technology Park
Date: June 12, 2026, 1:46 pm
Classical Civilisation - Sponne Runner Up in Secondary School of the Year!
Date: June 5, 2026, 11:19 am
Rotary Young Writers Competition
Date: May 21, 2026, 1:32 pm
Big Ideas Programme - runners up!
Date: May 20, 2026, 2:06 pm
Exceptional conduct
Date: May 11, 2026, 1:59 pm
Driving Dyslexia Forward Club
Date: May 11, 2026, 10:06 am
GOLD Duke of Edinburgh Achievements
Date: May 11, 2026, 9:56 am
Prestigious recognition!
Date: May 8, 2026, 10:13 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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