Whole School

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…

16th June 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs Patricia Brassington, who taught for many years at Thornton until her retirement in 2004. Trish, as she was known to the staff, and ‘Mrs B’, as many of her pupils addressed her, was appointed to teach English and then went on to lead…

29th July 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…

3rd May 2022

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…

29th April 2022

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…

11th November 2021

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…

4th May 2021

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…

9th March 2021

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…

8th October 2020

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…

15th September 2020

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…

4th September 2020

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…