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THORNTON TO HOST MK SCHOOLS LIT FEST

13th September 2024

Thornton is hosting the inaugural MK Schools Lit Fest on Tuesday 8th October. It promises to be a fantastic occasion, with four prominent children’s authors attending – Lizzie Waterworth, Adam Connors, Imogen Robertson and Bex Hogan. We are also looking forward to welcoming Swallowfield, Thornborough Infant School, St Monicas, St Gregorys, Oakgrove and Fulbrook schools…

Fantastic GCSE Results at Thornton College

22nd August 2024

Thornton students have once again achieved superb GCSE results with almost a quarter of all grades being at the very highest level of 9-8 (A**-A*) and nearly 40% of grades at 9–7 (legacy A**-A). In addition to GCSE results students achieved 100% A*-C in their Higher Project Qualifications with a stunning 75% achieving A*-A. Staff,…

Success for Thornton Sixth Form Students

15th August 2024

Following two years of hard work and determination, students and staff at Thornton College were delighted to share the A level and Post 16 Qualification results this morning. Several members of our international community joined in our celebrations as they opened their results across the world, and we would like to take this opportunity to…

Early Years Places – Up to 30 Hours of Childcare Entitlement per Week

26th July 2024

Give your daughter the best start to her education at Thornton College, located only 15 minutes from Milton Keynes city centre on the Bucks/Northants border. We offer an Early Years education full of wonder and excitement for girls aged 3-4 years old. Set in a stunning 25 acres estate there is so much to see…

Year 12 Careers Networking Breakfast

24th April 2024

On Wednesday 24th April, our Year 12 students welcomed delegates from a number of different job sectors at a networking breakfast. This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to chat informally, developing their all-important soft skills and find out more about roles and career pathways. We were delighted to be joined by representatives from…

Student Testimonial: Alana

23rd April 2024

My name is Alana. I’m currently studying in Sixth Form. I’m going to share with you my journey so far at Thornton. I distinctly remember my first day at Thornton ten years ago. I was just seven years old feeling half nervous half excited, but mostly optimistic. Soon after I was welcomed into the school,…

Thornton receives British Council’s prestigious International School Award

19th April 2024

Thornton has been awarded Foundation level of the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the…

STUDENT DEBATES

11th March 2024

On Tuesday 5th March Thornton hosted the second of our student debates with St Paul’s school. Thornton students proposed the motion that ‘social media does more harm than good’, whilst students from St Paul’s offered points in opposition.  Arguments ranged from discussion of the impact on mental health, self esteem and social interaction to the…

NATIONAL CAREERS WEEK

7th March 2024

To mark National Careers Week, every class from Reception to Year 13 enjoyed a talk from a different speaker. The Year 13s were fortune enough to hear Nat from Aiimi share advice on Employability Skills and Interview Techniques. Aiimi are a fantastic company that we partner with who have created a gold standard work place…

ROYAL NAVY WORKSHOPS

28th February 2024

Over the last four weeks, the Royal Navy have led two excellent workshops for our Year 7 and Year 8 students. Activities have included a STEM challenge of constructing a tower and dodgeball/netball/cricket challenges where students had to collaborate to achieve points. All the activities were built around developing skills such as leadership, communication and…

MK Dons Football Club Open Gym at Thornton College

2nd February 2024

MK Dons Football Club players Rhianne Rush and Stephen Wearne joined Mrs Mandy Legg, Mayoress of Milton Keynes, Chair of Trustees, Sr Helen Haigh, Head Teacher, Dr Shaw, sports scholars, leadership students, staff and Friends of Thornton, the school’s parents’ association, to officially open a brand-new gym at Thornton College. Student Voice is important at…

WOMEN WHO LEAD: SALUTING OUR SISTERS

23rd October 2023

Thornton College is a wonderfully diverse school and has a student led Equalities Committee working on raising awareness, embedding best practise, and sustaining equality across all age groups. For Black History Month 2023, the Equalities Committee have concentrated their efforts on the theme #Saluting Our Sisters.  They launched an internal poetry competition open to all…

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