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Application Information for 2024/2025

Year 6 students are only eligible to apply for the Elite Sports Programme after they have been offered a place at Northampton Academy.

  • To apply for the Elite Sports Programme, please click the link to submit your Online Application Form >>>.
  • Application close on Friday 20th September 2024 at 5.00 pm.
  • Successful applicants will be invited to take part in our Elite Sports trials in September, before being accepted onto the programme.

The Elite Netball programme will be open to girls who have been offered a Year 7 place for September 2024, and the Football Programme will be open to both girls and boys.

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for our students and is unique among schools within the surrounding area.

If you have any queries please direct them to our Head of Elite Sports, Mr Simon Hollyhead, s.hollyhead@northampton-academy.org

Elite Sports

“A unique programme that allows students the privilege to access specialist coaching that they wouldn’t experience in mainstream provision; underpinned by the development of Character and Excellence in Sport.”

Northampton Academy Elite Sports Programme offers students with an exceptional talent for football and girls with a talent for netball a unique opportunity to develop their ability with a holistic approach, in conjunction with their mainstream curriculum. We support individual athletes on the programme in a variety of ways and currently exploring other team sports for 2024/2025. 

The programme is currently open to students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. Each athlete has a specially adapted timetable that includes extra training sessions before, during and after their typical school day at specific times of the week.

 

The Exclusive Programme Offers Students:

  • Football or netball coaching from highly experienced and qualified external coaches, alongside current staff
  • Individual Player Development Programmes
  • Extra timetabled football or netball training sessions during the school day
  • Strength and conditioning sessions before school
  • A direct pathway to Football Clubs – Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Derby County, Leicester City, Northampton Town and Netball Club - Northants Storm
  • Opportunities to represent Northampton Academy as a squad in County and National competitions

Fixtures and Updates

February 2024 

  • Tuesday 6th - Year 9 Football, Home v Malcolm Arnold, County League, 1430 ko 

  • Tuesday 6th – Year 10 Netball. Home v Abbeyfield, County League, 15:45 start 

  • Wednesday 7th – Year 8 Football, Home v Kingsthorpe, County League, 1430 ko

  • Tuesday 13th - Year 10 Football, Home v Abbeyfield, County League, 1520 ko 

  • Wednesday 14th – Year 8 then Year 10 Netball, Home v Thomas Beckett, C League, 1430 start 

  • Wednesday 14th – Year 8 Football, Home v NIA, County League, 15:30 ko

  • Tuesday 27th – Year 9 Football, Away v Wootton Park, County League, 15:20 ko 

  • Tuesday 27th - Year 8 Netball, Home v Wootton Park, County League, 1545 start 

  • Wednesday 28th – Year 8 Netball, County Plate Competition @kba, 1000 start

March 2024 

  • Monday 4th – Year 7 Girls Football – Away @ Malcolm Arnold, 1600ko County League 

  • Tuesday 5th – Year 7 Netball – County Plate Competition @kba, 1000 start 

  • Tuesday 5th - Year 10 Netball, Home v Wootton Park, County League, 1545 start 

  • Tuesday 5th - Year 9 Football, Home v Abbeyfield, County League, 1530 ko 

  • Wednesday 6th – Year 8 Netball. Home v Abbeyfield, County League, 15:45 start *

  • Thursday 7th – Year 10 Netball – County Cup Competition @oundle School, 1300 start

  • Monday 11th – Year 8/9 Girls Football – Away @ NSG, 1600ko County League 

  • Tuesday 12th – Year 9 Netball, Home v Duston, County League, 1430 start 

  • Tuesday 12th - Year 10 Football, Home v Malcolm Arnold, County League, 1445 ko 

  • Wednesday 13th – Year 10 Girls Football – Away @ Thomas Beckett, 1600 ko County League

  • Wednesday 13th – Year 8 Netball, Away v Duston, County League, 1430 start *

  • Thursday 14th – Year 7 then Year 10 Netball, Home v NSG, County League, 1530 start

  • Tuesday 19th – Year 9 then Year 8 Netball, Home v NSG, County League, 1430 start 

  • Tuesday 19th – Year 9 Football, Home v Kingsthorpe, County League, 1430 ko. 

  • Thursday 21st – Year 7 then Year 10 Netball, Home v Duston, County League, 1530 start

  • Tuesday 26th – Year 10 Football, Home v Duston, County League, 1530 ko *

  • Tuesday 26th – UL U16 Netball Tournament @ Loughborough University

Our 2022-23 Elite Sports Programme continues to grow. The 4-week trial process in September saw the attendance of 228 young athletes: 73 for netball and 155 for football. As a result of our assessment protocols and squad balances, across Years 7, 8, 9 and 10, we have taken; 51 for netball and 60 for football.

The coaching staff have been delighted with the attitude and intensity in the training sessions, with an Elite culture developing amongst the current 111 athletes in the Elite Sport Squads for Netball and Football.  Building on the last three years of the programme, we have also continued to strengthen the pathways for our aspiring pupils in Netball (Northants Storm) and in Football (Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Derby County, Kettering, Northampton Town). 

On the netball court, our Year 8, 9 and 10 Elite Netball teams have made 100% starts by winning all their matches to date in their County League games, whilst Year 7 have made excellent progress in their team development.  In November, Year 9 finished a highly impressive 4th place in the County play-offs at Oundle.

On the football pitches, we have seen some excellent performances across all year groups during the ten matches for our Elite footballers, with games in the Northants County League games re-starting in January. Also, the Year 7 and Year 8 teams have home ties in the County Cup quarter-finals to look forward to. 

We are really looking forward to seeing the continued development of all our young players in school and in their chosen sport in the new year.

Online Application for 2024/25

Applications for Elite Sports for 2024/25 have now closed.

Applications for the 2025/26 cohort will reopen after allocation day on 3rd March 2025.

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