Kingsthorpe College | |
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Address | |
Boughton Green Road , , NN2 7HR England | |
Coordinates | 52°16′16″N 0°53′13″W / 52.271°N 0.887°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Motto | Everything is possible |
Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
Department for Education URN | 138932 Tables |
Gender | Mixed[1] |
Age | 11 to 18[1] |
Enrolment | 1450[1] |
Colour(s) | Blue Purple Yellow |
Website | https://www.kingsthorpecollege.org.uk/ |
Kingsthorpe College (KC), formerly Kingsthorpe Community College and before that Kingsthorpe Upper School, is a secondary school with academy status in Kingsthorpe, Northampton. In September 2021 Kingsthorpe College joined the Orbis Education Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust, which also includes Southfield School in Kettering.[2] As of 2023, the school has approximately 1,400 students on roll, with 160 in the sixth form.
The school moved into a new building in 2007, and is located on a single site on Boughton Green Road. It was previously split on two sites, the other being next to Welford Road, which is on the A5199. The college has been a specialist sports college with a second specialism in history since 2006, after changing from a Language College and a former ICT College.