General News
NACE Challenge Award
In March 2025 The National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) named Thornton the 497th school to be accredited with the NACE Challenge Award. The award is given in recognition of school-wide commitment to high-quality provision for more able learners, within the context of challenge for all. The full report is available to read…
National Careers Week: Senior School Spotlight Talks
Our Senior School classes were treated to an array of brilliant speakers to mark National Careers Week. Sectors included International Development, Aviation, Politics, Publishing, Navy, Construction, Space Science, Charity Sector, Data and Business. Nat Gibbings from Aiimi spoke to the Year 13s about employability skills and gave some great advice to students as they begin…
Years 5 and 6 Workshop with BP
Our Year 5 and 6 pupils had the exciting opportunity to take part in a dynamic workshop hosted by BP, in conjunction with Girls in Data, focusing on the world of data and wind energy. The workshop was designed to inspire young girls and encourage them to explore the potential of working with data, an…
Spotlight Careers: National Apprenticeship Week
Airida Zitkeviciute from Freeths Solicitors gave students a great insight into the law apprenticeship route to mark National Apprenticeship Week. Freeths, an award winning law firm, offer a number of Solicitor Apprenticeships every year at their thirteen UK offices. They specialise in every area of law except for criminal and, as part of the apprenticeship,…
Thornton UFOs Victorious Again
Following their 3-0 victory over Newcastle High School last week, our amazing Esports team, The UFOs, have done it again! Yesterday evening Thornton’s UFOs defeated Bolton Girls’ School by the same scoreline in the Independent School Association (ISA) Esports Competition. The girls are really working well as a team and thinking about how best to…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
We were lucky to be joined by Old Thorntonian Emma Evans, who has recently started her first job in the Charity Sector. Emma’s dream when she was in Year 11 at Thornton was to have a fulfilling career in international development which would genuinely impact people’s lives for the better. She spoke about the role…
ISA Esports Competition
Congratulations to our Esports gaming team on their victory over Newcastle High School yesterday with an impressive 3-0 scoreline in the Independent School Association (ISA) Esports Competition. Hannah and Kayla were players of the match – chosen automatically by the game, based on their performance against the opposition. It was the girls’ second fixture having…
EY STEM App
A new initiative at Thornton is the use of the EY STEM app. Developed by Ernst & Young, the app empowers students to pursue interests and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, inspiring them with gamified content and the opportunity to earn rewards. Students are striving to earn points which can be converted…
Rights Respecting School
We are thrilled to announce that Thornton been awarded the Bronze: Rights Committed status by UNICEF UK. The Rights Respecting Schools Award recognizes schools across the UK that are dedicated to implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child throughout their environment. This award is based on nationally agreed standards and involves…
Careers In Film and TV: Sky Studios
A group of Year 10 and 11 students took part in a superb workshop at the Sky Film and Television Studios. The Sky Up workshop included the opportunity to use cutting edge digital technology to create content, take on real life media roles, engage in a careers activity to learn more about the different production…
Students enjoy authors’ workshops at MK Schools Lit Fest
Thornton College hosted the first evet MK Schools Lit Fest on 8th October 2024. Hundreds of students from various infant, primary and secondary schools visited Thornton to meet amazing authors, Adam Connors, Bex Hogan, Imogen Robertson and Lizzie Waterworth. Schools visiting included Thornborough Infant, Swallowfield Primary, St Gregory’s Catholic School, St Monica’s Catholic School, St…
THORNTON TO HOST MK SCHOOLS LIT FEST
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…