It's St Claudine's Day of Celebration and Thornton is a hive of activity on this special day of service. A few photographs of activities, with more to follow on Monday. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Whole School
Open Morning – Saturday 8th October 2022
We welcome prospective parents into our school on Saturday 8th October 2022 (commencing 10:00 am) where you will be offered refreshments, have the opportunity to hear from Dr Louise Shaw, Thornton’s Head Teacher, who will present the history and ethos of our wonderful school, and our Head / Deputy Head Girl who will share with…
Old Thorntonians Reunion – 15th May
Old Thorntonians (including former staff) are warmly invited to our reunion event on Sunday 15th May from 10.45 a.m. Timetable for the day: 10.45 a.m. Old Thorntonian Association Committee AGM 11 a.m. – 12 noon – Guided Tours of the School 12 noon – 1 p.m. – Mass in the Chapel 1 p.m. – 2.30…
Bishop David Oakley visits Thornton
Thornton College was thrilled to receive and welcome The Right Reverend David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton, to the school. Bishop David is new in his role as Bishop for the Northamptonshire Diocese and is busy visiting schools in the Diocese. Bishop David arrived in the morning and met with our Chair of Governors, Sr Helen…
Thornton Appoints New Head for September 2022
Dr Louise Shaw, the current Deputy Headteacher and Head of Prep at Thornton College has been appointed for the role of Headteacher starting in September 2022 following the retirement of Mrs Val Holmes, current Headteacher until August 2022. Sr Helen Haigh, Chair of Governors said: “We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr Shaw…
Thornton Win Again!
Thornton has won two categories in the Independent Schools Association (ISA) Remote Learning Celebration 2021, for providing excellence in remote learning since the beginning of the pandemic, March 2020. ISA launched a nationwide Celebration of Remote Online Learning 2021, in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic and lockdown learning. Each of the 559 member Independent Schools…
Thornton Nominated for Diabetes Award
Thornton College has been nominated for the Diabetes UK Good Diabetes Care in School Award. The award celebrates and showcases schools that deliver good care and support to children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes. As part of the nomination, Diabetes UK is inviting parents and carers of pupils with type 1 diabetes to complete…
Thornton – National Award WINNER!
Thornton has won The Independent Schools of the Year Award! Mrs Holmes, Thornton’s Headteacher is clearly delighted: ?To be The Independent School of the Year for our Careers Programme from all the hundreds of schools that entered the Awards is an amazing recognition for our school and especially for our Careers Team, who go above…
Thornton named as Finalist in the Independent Schools Award
Thornton have been recognised as a Finalist in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2020! The Independent Schools of the Year Awards is an annual celebration of the successes of schools and their students across the independent education sector in the UK and British schools overseas. Showcasing the excellence of the educational experience available…
Two Development Projects Completed
Two major development projects have been completed at Thornton over the summer. Firstly, we have refurbished our school dining room. This is a project which has been planned for some time and has only been made possible with a Capital Investment opportunity from Harrison Catering, (our caterers). We have a brand new state of the…