Northampton High Junior School GDST A GSG School
- Northampton High Junior School GDST
Newport Pagnell Road
Hardingstone
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN4 6UU - Head: Miss Emily Hair
- T 01604 765765
- F 01604 877913
- E [email protected]
- W www.northamptonhigh.gdst.net
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Northamptonshire
- Pupils: 174
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £12,339 - £13,887 pa
- Open days: October, March, May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Northampton High School GDST
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Unusually, no topic-based work, with all subjects kept very separate. Big emphasis on reading – yes, yes, we know all schools say that but here they put almost everything else aside until these tinies have nailed it ‘because reading unlocks everything,’ says head. Small class sizes (up to 20, but most a lot smaller) mean children are heard reading three times a week in school, and parents are expected to do their bit too. Worried the whole approach will be wearily monotonous? Fear not, the school is careful to focus on...
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of junior school
Since 2022, Emily Hair. State educated in Bedfordshire and had only worked in state schools prior to coming here. But, boy, was she fast-tracked. Kicking off her career at Grendon Underwood Combined School as an NQT she rose to acting deputy head, then climbed the ladder via Buckingham Park CE School as assistant head of inclusion, SENCo and then deputy head, thence to Northamptonshire as deputy head for a trio of schools before becoming executive head for two local primary schools. Came here (still with youth on her side!) in search of trying out ‘leadership in a different context’, as well as being drawn to the school’s ‘warmth, evident in every layer and interaction’. Feels that choosing a school – whether as staff or as a parent – is like buying...
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Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton High School GDST | 2023 | Majority to the senior school |
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