Quinton House School

Quinton House School is a co-educational independent school for children aged 2 to 18 years located in Upton, Northampton, England. The school is owned and operated by the Cognita Group.

Quinton House School
Address
Upton Hall

Upton

Northampton
,
Northamptonshire
,
NN5 4UX

England
Coordinates52.234°N 0.950°W / 52.234; -0.950
Information
TypeIndependent day school
MottoIntegri in omnibus (Virtuous in all things)
Established1946
Department for Education URN122137 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMrs Jo Storey
GenderMixed
Age3 to 18
Enrolment392 as of January 2018
HousesHarrington, Samwell and Knightley
Colour(s)Red & Grey    
Websitehttp://www.quintonhouseschool.co.uk/

History

Quinton House School is situated in the Grade I listed building, Upton Hall. The hall dates back to the medieval period with many alterations taking place in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. In 1946 the last private owner, Mr. James, died and the estate passed into the ownership of the Sir Thomas White's trust. A lease was taken out on the buildings by three ladies surnamed 'Teape' who opened Upton Hall School in 1946. In 1966 the then headmistress, Miss K Madden, renamed it Quinton House School.

1986 saw the ownership of the estate pass to Northampton Borough Council and during this period the main building was re-roofed. The nineties saw many changes at QHS including new sports fields in 1990 which were laid out in the walled garden. In 1991 the school admitted its first sixth formers and in 2017 celebrated '70 years of a school at Upton Hall'.

In 2004 the school was the first acquisition by Cognita Schools Ltd and shortly afterwards a major development was planned to upgrade facilities at the school. This culminated in 2008 with the opening of a sports hall and major facility development at the junior and senior school. Developments at the school during this period included enclosing the open air courtyard, with a bespoke glazed atrium construction. Developments at the school during this period also included enclosing the open air courtyard, with a bespoke glazed atrium construction. This area is now used as a dining room and assembly for the Junior School.

The current Headteacher[1] Mrs Jo Storey took up her role in September 2019.

Academics

Quinton House School educates pupils aged 2 through to 18, and is divided into a Nursery, Junior, Senior schools, and the Sixth Form. The school offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels.[2]

References
  1. "New Headteacher for Quinton House School". www.allthingsbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. http://www.quintonhouseschool.co.uk/academic-results.html
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