The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page.

Northampton School for Boys (NSB) is a secondary school in Northampton, England. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links NSBCRESTBLACK.gif‎ The Northampton School for Boys crest, which depicts two horses and two lions. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible... The term, secondary school, refers to an institution where the third stage of schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130...

History

The school was originally founded in 1541 by mayor Thomas Chipsey, as the town's free boys grammar school.^[2] In 1557, the school moved to St. Gregory's church, which was adapted for its use. The School remained on this site until 1864, when it moved to the Corn Exchange in the Market Square. In 1870, additional premises were opened in Abington Square to educate a further 200 pupils. Due to popularity, the school moved again in 1911, to new buildings constructed on the present site at Billing Road.^[3] Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Grammar school can refer to various types of schools in different English-speaking countries. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The school continuted to flourish as Northampton Town and County Grammar School, until 1974 when it became a comprehensive school; as a result of this fall, the school was demonised in the local press in 1980/81 when the Northants Post dubbed it the "School for Scoundrels" - a reference to the perception that sections of the school population was causing mayhem across the Abington area of the town. A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ...

In 1992, NSB became Grant Maintained^[3] (later becoming a Foundation school) and with the administration of headteachers Sir Bruce Liddington and Michael Griffiths, it has become a prominent and over-subscribed school. From 1994, the school's GCSE results improved year upon year, and NSB has since become the only school to have achieved an 11 year period of continual improvement.^[4] Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... In the UK, a state school that has voluntarily withdrawn itself from local authority support (an action called opting out), and instead is maintained directly by central government. ... In England and Wales, a foundation school is a type of school which enjoys a degree of independence from the local education authority. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

During the 1990s, the school allowed the admission of girls into the Sixth Form. Currently up to a quarter of the Sixth Form are girls. ^[3] For the band, see 1990s (band). ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level...

In the summer of 1999 the school completed a new complex, the Cripps Hall, named in honour of Sir Humphrey Cripps, a former pupil of the school. It includes a theatre used for school productions and concerts as well as public performances. The building is home to the School's Expressive Arts and Modern Foreign Languages departments, as well as a conference room and a sports bar. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir Cyril Humphrey Cripps (died 14 April 2000) was an English businessman and generous philanthropist. ...

During 2004, Northampton switched back to the two-tier system^[5], once again making NSB a secondary school - consequently, the school had to admit pupils from the age of eleven. To cope with the increased numbers, the school occupied a second site ("NSB West") at the former Cliftonville Middle School - separated from the main site by the famous St. Andrew's Hospital - for the new year sevens and eights; with the completion of the new building, all pupils are now located on one site. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term, secondary school, refers to an institution where the third stage of schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ...

Northampton School for Boys operates a house system; however, as this is in its infancy, it currently has very little impact on education; one of its main purposes is to break down the barriers between the years. Each house consists of one class from the East Wing and another from the West^[6].

Achievements

The school has achieved recognition for its success, particularly in the areas of sport^[1] and music. Six music groups from the school achieved places in the finals of the National Festival of Music for Youth. Out of these, the Jazz Big Band won the tournament, and two other groups finished as runners-up in their categories.^[4] In December 2005 NSB was named Daily Telegraph 'State School of the Year' for its achievements in sport.^[7] Music for Youth is a British charity with a large reputation for its work in music education. ...

The school was selected to be an ambassador school for the NAGTY due to its excellent gifted and talented programme, which was hailed as a model system by DfES.^[8] The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY) is based at the University of Warwick in Britain and was founded by a government (DfES) initiative for high achieving secondary students in England. ... Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is a department in the United Kingdom government created in 2001. ...

Buildings

Because of the generosity of its benefactors, the school has a number of excellent buildings which are continually refurbished. The centre of the school is occupied by the 1911 Building, which over the years have been extended to include an extension to the library and which is now attached to the science block and the new (2006) building.

In the summer of 1999 the school completed the Cripps Hall, named in honour of Sir Humphrey Cripps, a former pupil of the school. It includes a theatre used for school productions and concerts as well as public performances. The building is home to the School's Expressive Arts and Modern Foreign Languages departments, as well as a conference room and a sports bar. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Beginning in 2005, the school has had a refurbishment and building programme, called Project 465 (the school was to be 465 years old when finished, but because of building delays it was 466), which was finished in early 2007. One of the purposes of the programme was to accommodate the newly added years sevens and eights. Constructed in a post-modern style which has faced mixed reactions, the building features new English and mathematics classroms, alongside two new ICT suites, a sixth form lounge(The Yvonne Edwards Centre, known colloquially as "The Pod") a restaurant/bistro and a concourse for indoor recreation at breaktimes. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

One of the innovations brought with the new building is a system of cashless catering, where students pay for any meals bought by having their fingerprint scanned; the money is then deducted from an account which can be topped-up either by credit card from home, or through a machine in the concourse. The school hopes to extend the cashless system in future to pay for school trips, music lessons, the school shop and the library. In practice, many of the scanners fail to read pupil's fingerprints, creating queues.

Education

Northampton School for Boys' motto is "to create a passion for learning" and to this effect the school aims to stretch every pupil as much as possible, something for which Ofsted have commended them for. In the words of the headteacher, Mr. Michael Griffiths: The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial United Kingdom government department, established on 1st September 1992. ...

Our philosophy of education is a simple one. We believe that children are at their best when they know where they stand; when those around them expect high standards and when they are fully occupied. We believe that our way of striving towards varied and demanding lessons which really stretch pupils to the utmost, whatever their abilities, is the right one.

Most pupils usually study ten subjects for GCSE, alongside Physical Education and Citizenship & Guidance. All pupils must take English, English Literature; mathematics; science; design technology; one foreign language (either French or Spanish); a humanity (either history or geography); an expressive art; and another subject of their own choice - either another foreign language; separate sciences; business studies or ICT. GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all area of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ...

With the exception of ceramics and dance (which are studied within art and drama respectively), all of these subjects may be continued at A-Level, in addition to the Social sciences (economics, psychology, politics and sociology), further mathematics and music technology. The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students in the final two years of secondary education (commonly called the Sixth Form), or in College (not to be mistaken with the college term some countries such as... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. ...

German used to be offered as a modern foreign language, but has recently been removed from the curriculum. In response to critisism from Ofsted, the school is also looking to introduce Religious Education (although at present this is only offered to the lower years). The 2002 Ofsted report said the school is yet to provide "spiritual development" or to "comply with statutory requirements for religious education".^[9] The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial United Kingdom government department, established on 1st September 1992. ...

Reputation

Having made a turnaround under Sir Bruce Liddington, the school is held very highly in the surrounding area - a reputation which the school does its utmost to uphold. Various Ofsted reports show the school does very well in the majority of teaching areas. The school also does its most to maintain diversity and to promote social inclusion, despite its more traditional ties.

Notable alumni

• Sir Humphrey Cripps, philanthropist.^{[citation needed]}
• Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.^[10]
• Malcolm Arnold, composer who spent a year at the school
• Sir Peter Mansfield, inventor of the MRI Scanner.
• Arthur Marshman, architect and founder of Marshman Warren Taylor.^{[citation needed]}
• Steve Thompson, rugby player for England. Several other pupils also went on to become part of the Northampton Saints' first team. ^[11]
• Norman Barker
• Thomas Cartwright, a 17th century bishop. ^[2]
• Harwood Harrison, MP
• James Hervey, an 18th century theologian. ^[2]
• Bernard Donoghue, Lord Aston, Advisor to Harold Wilson, Farm Minister in first Blair Government
• Bill Knight, tennis player, quarter finalist in French Open, Head of Men's Training at the LTA
• Rev. Michael Taylor, Director of Christian Aid

Sir Cyril Humphrey Cripps (died 14 April 2000) was an English businessman and generous philanthropist. ... Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, physicist, and neuroscientist, who is most noted for being one of the co-discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living organisms. ... Sir Malcolm Arnold Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold, CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer. ... Sir Peter Mansfield FRS, (born October 9, 1933), is a British physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ... Magnetic Resonance Image showing a median sagittal cross section through a human head. ... Arthur Albert John Marshman (FRIBA,FRSA) Architect. ... Marshman Warren Taylor was for a while the largest architectural practice in the United Kingdom. ... Steve Thompson MBE (formerly Steve Walters, and still known as Shrek because he is ugly; born 15 July 1978 in Hemel Hempstead) is a rugby union player who plays at hooker for Northampton Saints. ... A rugby union scrum. ... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) The England national rugby union team are the current World Champions of rugby union. ... Official website www. ... Gilbert Barker (born July 30, 1882) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL. An ex-Wesley College player, In his debut season Gilbert was part of the 1904 Fitzroy Premiership side on the half-forward flank. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Sir (James) Harwood Harrison (6 June 1907 - 11 September 1980) was a British politician and Conservative Party member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... James Hervey (February 26, 1714 - December 25, 1758), English divine, was born at Hardingstone, near Northampton, and was educated at the grammar school of Northampton, and at Lincoln College, Oxford. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The title of Lord Aston of Forfar was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1627. ... James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Activists from Christian Aid lobbying for Trade Justice Christian Aid promotion to buy goats to assist children of Rwanda Christian Aid is an agency of the major Christian churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...

See also

• Northampton School For Girls, which was set up to provide the same standard of education for the town's girls.

Northampton School For Girls (NSG) is a girls-only comprehensive secondary school in Northampton, England. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} School Profile 2004/2005. Directgov. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Marius Wilson, John. "Northampton", Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72). Vision of Britain. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} A Brief History. Northampton School for Boys. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
4. ^ ^{a b} Prospective Parents' Evening Speech. Northampton School for Boys. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
5. ^ Brief History. Northampton County Council. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
6. ^ Settling In. Northampton School for Boys. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
7. ^ Gareth A Davies. Winners of the inaugural Awards. The Telegraph. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
8. ^ Northampton School for Boys. National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
9. ^ Ofsted Inspection Report. Ofsted. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.
10. ^ Northamptonshire people - Francis Crick. BBC (July 2004). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
11. ^ Lee banks on the team ethic pulling Northampton through. Daily Mail (2006-11-09). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial United Kingdom government department, established on 1st September 1992. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daily Mail is a British tabloid newspaper first published in 1896. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Northampton School For Boys - official site
• Cripps Hall listing in The Stage