Spotlight News

29/Jun/2017

Well Done to our Youth Ambition Awards Finalist

We are very proud of Year 10 student Emily who was nominated and shortlisted for the finals of year’s NCC Youth Ambition Awards in association with Northants Newspapers. This year the awards featured eight categories to celebrate the amazing young people in Northamptonshire.

28/Jun/2017

Farewell Year 13!

This afternoon we said a fond farewell to our Year 13 students.

16/Jun/2017

Goodbye Year 11!

Today we said a fond farewell to our Year 11 leavers. After many weeks of hard work and GCSE exams the time has come for them to leave us, have a well-earned break and move on to pastures new.

9/Jun/2017

And The Winner Is.....

The second ePraise prize draw has taken place and we are pleased to present the lucky winner, Yash in Year 8 with his prize Mountain Bike. 

23/May/2017

Taylor-Made

The most recent, and arguably biggest news in Bethany’s rugby career came in May, when it was confirmed that the 18-year-old has been called up for England U20s trials in early June! This is an outstanding achievement and thoroughly deserved. 

8/May/2017

Safe Driving Workshop

Travis Perkins, in association with the Joint Fire Service & Police Safer Roads Engagement Team, Northamptonshire Highways and 3D Driving Awareness hosted a ‘Too Fast Too Soon’ workshop at Northampton Academy to enforce a crucial road safety message to young drivers of the future.

26/Apr/2017

Spring Newsletter Now Available

Our latest newsletter has gone to press and is now available to view and download from our website.

19/Apr/2017

First ePraise Prize Winner is Drawn

Congratulations to our first winner!

The first draw has taken place and we are pleased to present Maria with her Urban Beauty 60 piece vanity case. Maria used her Praise Points to collect 32 raffle tickets for the prize draw and was the lucky winner when one of her tickets was pulled out. 

27/Mar/2017

Maximise Your Potential Day

Local businesses flock to Northampton Academy to help mentor students

Northampton Academy recently welcomed a number of business organisations and education mentors to run careers workshops with Year 10 and Year 12 students as part of the school’s ‘Maximise Your Potential’ Day.

22/Mar/2017

More Prefects Appointed!

We have recruited another nine prefects.

13/Mar/2017

New Prefects Appointed

We are pleased to announce the appointment of our new prefects at Northampton Academy.

7/Mar/2017

Students take part in Operating Theatre Live!

A group of Year 11-13 Medical Society students had the opportunity to take part in the 'Ultimate Anatomical Dissection Experience'

7/Mar/2017

Students win Tomorrow’s Engineers EEP Robotics Space Challenge

Northampton Academy is delighted to be the winning team in the Tomorrow’s Engineers EEP Robotics Space Challenge 2017.

28/Feb/2017

Author Bali Rai Visits the Library

"Bali Rai an expert in writing short, powerful books... A great read that handles the difficult subject matter perfectly." 

(Reading Matters)

5/Jan/2017

New Catering Outlets Now Open

Today Northampton Academy opened its four new catering outlets ready for the new single lunch sitting. 

Students now have the choice of food including various hot meals from 'The Kitchen', pizza or pasta from 'La Zona Italiano', baguettes from 'Grab & Go' or hot and cold snacks from 'Snackshack'

19/Dec/2016

Reverse Advent Calendar in aid of Food Bank Northampton

During December our Sixth Form students have been taking part in a Reverse Advent Calendar in aid of Food Bank Northampton. Each day, instead of opening an advent calendar, the students brought in an item from Northampton Food Bank’s shopping list.

12/Dec/2016

Emma Wiggs Visit - Rio Gold Medallist

Wiggs: “Plan the Paddle, Paddle the Plan”

Interview: Emma Wiggs

Northampton Academy were truly honoured to welcome Paralympian Emma Wiggs into the school to deliver workshops to a group of very fortunate year 11 boys, and during lunchtime, the school’s Sports  Journalism Team jumped at the opportunity to interview Emma in an organised press conference.

5/Dec/2016

Students attend the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge Launch in Covent Garden

A group of students were invited to attend The National Enterprise Challenge Competition launch event in Covent Garden. Last year Northampton Academy’s Key Stage 4 team ‘Vendinary’ won this competition. The students were very excited and enjoyed a fantastic evening featuring talks from all the challenge supporters and the ambassador of the competition, former ‘Dragon’ Theo Paphitis. During his speech Mr Paphitis addressed Team Vendinary directly saying “Northampton Academy has pulled at my heart strings and believe me, they are hard to find” and he later thanked them on twitter saying “Great to see and hear from @northacad students too and thanks for my card - much appreciated”