GCSE Results Day 2020

Year 11 Students are celebrating excellent GCSE achievements today with students achieving the highest grade achievable in a vast array of subjects. After an anxious summer for all GCSE students attributable to COVID-19 and the cancellation of all examinations, we pay tribute to our students’ sheer hard work, resilience and determination during such unprecedented times. Students have displayed a true team spirit by providing invaluable

We Stand Together!

We Stand Together During this surreal time Quinton House community has come together through song to show our appreciation of all the NHS workers/carers who work tirelessly on the front line to save others. The song has been written and produced at school with the assistance of Mr Ian Riley. We really do hope you enjoy it.  You can view  it here. Enjoy!

Inspiring Futures Launches

At Quinton House, and throughout Cognita, we’ve launched our new Inspiring Futures programme; an opportunity for students in year 11 to develop key skills that will be crucial to their future. The current situation – while challenging - has given the opportunity to belong to the most agile and resilient cohort of students for generations, with brand new ways of learning and developing coming to

Raising Money for Cynthia Spencer Hospice

This year at our Spring Fayre we are raising money for the Cynthia Spencer Hospice, Cynthia Spencer Hospice provide inpatient care, outpatient services, Wellbeing services, Hospice@Home, lymphoedema service and palliative care clinical nurse specialist services across South Northamptonshire. They offer specialist physical, psychological, social and spiritual care to those with life limiting illnesses, focusing on quality of life and respecting the uniqueness of each person. John

Quinton House School Win Spratton Hall Football Tournament

This week, 10 boys travelled over to a very cold and wet Spratton hall for this year’s 7 a ‘side football tournament, with the dream of taking home the trophy. They played three games in the qualifying stages winning two and drawing one game and topped the group, playing very good football across all games and remaining focused on the semi-finals. The semi final was

Quinton House Relaunches Sixth Form

Quinton House are pleased to announce the relaunch of our Sixth Form in September 2020 - offering a range of 20 subjects to students, A-Levels and Vocational Qualification. With plans to expand the campus with more dedicated areas for Sixth Form students - including a brand new dining building which they will take ownership and responsibility for - we are all excited to welcome the

Join us for our Easter Family Day - 28th March

Quinton House School will be hosting our annual Easter family event on 28th March, 10:00 - 13:00. While this is ideally suited to Preparatory School parents, the event is open to everyone and we’re sure everyone will have a wonderful day.    We’ll have our traditional egg hunt around the school grounds to find all the eggs that the Easter Bunny has hidden, there will

Voice of Quinton House Alumni – Sophie Hemmington

We’ve recently been catching up with some of our alumni from across the years and discussing with them their time at Quinton House School and how it prepared them for their life beyond. The latest in this series is with Sophie Hemmington who was with us for seven years. When were you at Quinton? 1993-2000. I joined in my second year of secondary school when

Voice of Quinton House Alumni – Robert Peat

We’ve recently been catching up with some of our alumni from across the years and discussing with them their time at Quinton House School and how it prepared them for their life beyond. This week was with Robert Peat. Robert was with Quinton House for his whole school life, he joined us in Nursery in 2000 and stayed here all the way through to Upper

ISA Young Musician Award - Congratulations Mattaeus

He was chosen from 150 competition entries, and this year’s thrilling final was held at Warwick Arts Centre. Mattaeus has only been playing piano for two and a half years, so to reach a stage where he is representing Quinton House school at a national level is truly aspirational. Mattaeus plays guitar and sings but despite not having an interest in piano before trying it

Welcome to Jo Drew - Head of Senior Division

Jo started her career at Hitchin Girls’ School in Hertfordshire where she taught music and was Head of Year 8. She then lived abroad in the USA for a number of years and upon returning to the UK resumed her teaching career. She was Director of Music at Northwood College and then later appointed as Director of Music at Northampton High School. Most recently Jo

New Head of Year 12, Matthew Plummer.

We would like to congratulate Matthew Plummer on his recent move to Head of Year 12 here at Quinton House. Below you can find out a little more about Mr.Plummer’s time here at Quinton and his plans for his new role! How long have you been at Quinton & what do you teach? I joined Quinton House in 2012 - though I took a year

Welcome to Chris George - Director of Sixth Form

Chris has an extensive 27 years experience in education, starting as a Chemistry teacher at Cranbrook School in 1993 before moving onto a similar role at The Royal Grammar School. He moved to the Royal Latin School in 1999, where he had numerous roles in his 17 years there culminating as an Assistant Head. In 2016 he moved to his last school as Head of

Quinton House ISA Poetry Competition Finalist - Joseph

Last week one of our Year 7 students, Joseph, was  shortlisted for the ISA Poetry Award. The ISA poetry competition is a fantastic opportunity for pupils at ISA Members’ Schools to showcase their writing skills with their own written poems.  This years’ theme was inspired by the lyrical book ‘If All the World Were’ by award winning poet Joseph Coelho. The competition was extremely high

Quinton House welcomes overseas students for the week.

At Quinton House we understand the importance of allowing our children to engage with different cultures and to develop an understanding of the wider world from an early age. Cultural exchanges are an important part not only of a child’s personal and social development but also help to prepare them for the future, with many employers embracing a global perspective as technology helps to bring

Quinton House School joins global effort for young people's wellbeing

Students at Quinton House School will join over 45,000 children and young people around the world on 27 September to draw attention to the vital role of mental wellbeing in education.   The school will collapse the curriculum for the entire day to mark Global Be Well Day, a worldwide event led by Cognita, the group of 73 schools of which the school is a member.

Quinton House School announced as an ISA Awards finalist

Quinton House School has been announced as a category finalist at the ISA Awards 2019.  The ceremony is an annual event that celebrates success in member schools and recognises the breadth of quality and provision in independent education across the country.  Quinton House has been shortlisted in the ‘Excellence and Innovation in Partnerships’ category. The shortlisting recognises the development of global partnerships by the school

Letter to parents from Mrs Storey - 8th September 2019

The letter to parents and guardians from our Principal, Mrs Storey, on 8th September can be read here.

Quinton House School welcomes new Principal

From September 2019, Tim Hoyle, Headmaster will be taking up a new role at Cognita to lead the global educational exchange programme. He has had two very successful years at the school where he has overseen much change and development. We are very grateful for all that Tim has achieved for our students and congratulate him on his new role in which he will impact

Students celebrate GCSE results

Students from Quinton House School are celebrating excellent GCSE results today, with a 100% pass rate with 92.7% of all grades at Grade 4 and above, against a national average of 67%.   In English Language, 75% of grades were awarded at Grade 5+ compared to 44% nationally, while 76.6% of all Maths results were at Grade 5+ against a national average of 39.7%. We are

Students celebrate A Level achievements

Sixth Form students from Quinton House School are celebrating another year of excellent A Level results with a 100% pass rate, outperforming the national average which has stayed consistently at 97% for the last 3 years.  Over 70% of all grades awarded were at A* - C Grade. Among those celebrating their results was Ella Milner, who gained 1 A* and 2 A grades and

Summer Fayre - Saturday 29th June

  We host our Summer Fayre event on Saturday 29th June.  Please join us for a great afternoon in the grounds of Upton Hall.  The programme for the day can be read here.

Mr King’s Mind is on the Task

A teacher at Quinton House School has been so inspired by the work of the charity Mind that he has challenged himself to a mammoth task of completing a 100km route on foot, from London to Brighton.

Full School Open Day: Wednesday 6 March 2019

Join us on Wednesday 6 March for a full School Open Day.

Quinton House School Firework Evening

Join us for our firework night on Monday 5 November.

Weekly update from the Headmaster: 12 October

With Mr Hoyle being away from school this week at the Cognita Headteacher Conference in Barcelona, we were all expecting a quiet week. However, it has been busier than ever with lots of exciting events and trips taking place. In the Junior School, Year 2 enhanced their understanding of the Great Fire of London as the children’s author Kate Cunningham came to discuss her books [...]

Weekly Update from the Headmaster 7th October

Faced with challenging and probing questioning by our assembled team of professionals from many different walks of life, our Year 11 students impressed this week with the quality of their responses, their ambitions and their all-round development and personality at our inaugural Speed Interview Evening. We offer our thanks to all of the volunteer interviewers and we congratulate the students on their performance.

QHS Awarded Music Mark Award

We're delighted to confirm that we have become a School Member of Music Mark! The Music Mark award is to recognise the work we do as a school community in making sure all students have access to a high quality music education and the experiences and groups that go alongside that. It celebrates the broad range of music that takes place in our school. We're

Weekly update from the Head: 1 October

I have very much enjoyed getting to know our Year 7 cohort this week on their Bonding Trip to Yorkshire. The group has walked the Roman walls, looked around The York Minster, had a cruise on the Ouse, tasted chocolate at The Chocolate Factory, journeyed back in time at Scarborough Castle, enjoyed the rides at Flamingo Land and competed for their House in the Year

Quinton House School Shortlisted for ISA National Award!

We're delighted to announce that Quinton House School has been shortlisted for a prestigious ISA National Award in the category, 'Outstanding Engagement with Parents'.

Headmaster's September Blog

Dear Parents/Carers This week’s blog starts with special congratulations to our Year 11 football team that won all of their group matches before narrowly losing 1-2 in the Semi Final of the ISA Midlands Football Tournament in Nottingham. Having enjoyed my first visit to the Harpole Scarecrow Festival at the weekend I am very excited about the prospect of Quinton House School staging our own

Celebrating GCSE Results

Students from Quinton House School are celebrating their GCSE results today. Of special note was the performance of Peter Goodwin who achieved the top Grade 9 in all three Science subjects whilst Harrison Dye achieved the A* equivalent in both Business Studies and Physical Education. Fadi Moghrabi and Keerthana Sowrirharan both excelled achieving the equivalent of a Grade A/7+ in all nine subjects with a

Celebrating A-level Results at Quinton House School

Sixth Form students from Quinton House School are celebrating their A-level results today. Grades in Mathematics were particularly outstanding with Joseph Skipper, of Dallington in Northampton, gaining an A* and 100% in his Mechanics module. Joseph will be joined by Jim Warren, who achieved A,B,B in progressing to study Mechanical Engineering at Nottingham University whilst top performer Luc Murphy – who achieved an A, A,

Information on Collecting A-Level and GCSE Results

Please note that A-Level results will be available for collection from the Main Hall on Thursday 16 August between 8am and 10am. GCSE results will be available for collection from the Main Hall on Thursday 23 August between 9am and 11am.

Summer Term Newsletter 2018

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Quinton Cluedo Day

We were delighted to welcome pupils and staff from Hudderfield Grammar, who joined us for a 'Quinton Cluedo' creative writing day.    The pupils inspected a crime scene in the church and debated how to create suitable 'settings' in crime fiction, before creating various fictional characters who could have been involved.  After some concentrated writing time of either a play-script of a police interview or the opening chapter

Quinton House Sports Day

On Friday 29 July, we enjoyed....

Pacesetters -I can't do it.....YET!

Year 7-10 took part in a mindfulness workshop during PSHEE on Thursday. The pupils were given team challenges such as the dingbat quiz for year 9&10 and the 'build a giraffe' competition for year 7&8. Overcoming obstacles was one part of the workshop on how to manage stress and how to adopt a growth mind-set. Pupils were also educated on relaxation breathing techniques and tension-relieving

Junior School Pupils Dress up for World Book Day

A few photos of our Junior School pupils enjoying World Book Day in their wonderful costumes.

Q2 Learn About African Drumming, Food, Music and Dance

Here are some lovely images of Q2 and their special guests; Keba and the Bees family. Each taught Q2 about a different part of Africa (Keba the West and the Bees the South). They were lucky enough to experience African drumming, taste cured beef and a dessert, dance the gumboot dance, listen to traditional music and learn lots of facts along the way. A big thank you to the guests for spending their afternoon with Q2, we really enjoyed learning with you.

Q9's Honor A is Selected for Northants U15 Girls Cricket Squad

We're delighted to share the news that Q9's Honor A has has been selected for the Northants U15 Girls Cricket squad for the 2018 season. Congratulations, Honor!

Junior School Embraces 'Growth Mindset' Day

Yesterday the Junior School participated in challenging activities where they needed to use a 'Growth Mindset' to persevere, work collaboratively and not give up. Here are a selection of photos from the activities that took place across the Junior School.

Pupils Wear Scouting and Girl Guiding Association Uniforms for World Thinking Day

Today Junior School pupils wore their Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and Rainbows uniforms with pride for World Thinking Day, which takes place every year on 22nd February (Lord Robert Baden-Powell’s birthday).

Parents Attend Guide to Social Media Evening

Just before half term QHS hosted a parents' guide to social media use evening. Pupils shared how they use social media and parents learned about the positive and not so positive applications. A great, informative evening. Thanks to all involved.

QHS Parents Attend Parent Lunch

Yesterday afternoon Quinton House welcomed parents from across the school to sample the delights of a typical school lunch in the Upton Hall Conservatory provided by Richard Ward and his Chartwells team. Parents enjoyed the same options on the school lunch menu as their children and also completed a light-hearted table quiz aimed at gifted and talented children. Comments from parents included, “great experience, super food, good to see the school from the other side, delicious meal" and “lovely insight into school life”. Parents also gave some useful thoughts and ideas for improving our meals service and in making sure that we are environmentally friendly that we will now take to the School Council for the children to discuss.

Nursery Children Spruce up Nature Garden

Nursery children have begun their spring spruce up in the nature garden. The children have enjoyed safely removing some of the bushes to open up the area to the sunshine and the Nursery staff (Mrs Banyard, Miss Parker and Miss Hughes) all kindly came in over the half term to put up a little village of bird houses and insect hides. They also cleaned out the miniature pond, hopeful for some spring life.

Q6 Visit Cadbury World

Q6 have spent the day at Cadbury World today learning about cocoa production, Fairtrade and Cadburys, as well as almost emptying the shop of chocolate!

Q4 Visit Saints Study Skills Centre

Friday was the turn of Q4 to head to the Northampton Saints Rugby Club Study Skills Centre to take part in a maths workshop with their advanced skills teacher, followed by a tour of the stadium before returning to school. Thank you once again @OfficialNorthamptonSaints for your hospitality!

QR Receive Visit from Hairdressers for 'People who Help us' Topic

Yesterday QR had a visit from Helen and Brendan (from Barbarella Hair) to tell us about being a hairdresser for our People Who Help Us topic. We had a cutting demonstration, learnt about how to colour hair and curl hair using rollers, tongs and straighteners. We also talked about why and how we wash hair.

Q10 Psychology Pupils Teach Q6 about a Growth Mindset

The Year 10 Psychology pupils took a visit to the Junior school to teach the Year 6 pupils what a Growth Mindset is. The lessons involved a range of activities including a chance for the Year 6s to set themselves challenges. Each pupil has until after half term to complete it. The challenges are aimed at pushing their own expectations and seeing what they can achieve with a growth mindset.

Q7 Pupils Visit the Symphony Hall in Birmingham

Q7 had a fantastic time visiting the Symphony Hall in Birmingham last Tuesday.

Pupils Across the School Share Love of Reading as Part of National Storytelling Week

Some more photos from last week's National Storytelling Week which saw pupils from across the school coming together to read and share their love of books together.

More than 50 Grandparents and Parents Attend Nursery to Q2 Stay & Learn Session

Over 50 parents and grandparents of Nursery, QR, Q1 and Q2 children attended a maths focused 'Stay and Learn' session on Friday. Thank you to all who came along!

QHS U15 Netball Team Wins County Plate and Qualifies for County Cup

Congratulations to the U15 netball team for winning the County Plate tournament yesterday and qualifying for the County Cup. Wonderful performances in freezing temperatures! Well done to all the girls! #QHSNetball

Senior School Pupils Visit Houses of Parliament

The Sixth Form Politics students joined with the Senior School Debating Club for a wonderful London Excursion that included visiting the Houses of Parliament, the Cabinet War Rooms, the Churchill Museum and the National Gallery. Our local MP, Andrea Leadsom, had kindly arranged the visit which was greatly enjoyed by all. The day opened with a tour of the underground Cabinet War Rooms used by Winston Churchill during the Second World War that included a glimpse inside the Prime Minister's personal toilet, in fact a hotline room to President Roosevelt, the living quarters of the Prime Minister where he enjoyed his daily eight cigars and seemingly endless champagne, and the Cabinet Room itself where many critical decisions for the future of the nation were made. We then visited the National Gallery to look at the ten most important pictures that included the Sunflowers of Van Gogh, The Hay Wain of Constable and the Fighting Temeraire of Turner. The visit to the Palace of Westminster allowed the group to travel the journey of the monarch when arriving for the opening of parliament, to stand (but definitely not to sit) in the House of Lords and House of Commons, and to stand in Westminster Hall on the site of great speeches by Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama, the lying in state of monarchs, and the scene of the trial of King Charles I. It was an amazing day of history and politics, made all the more special by the impeccable behaviour of all of the students. The day ended with a crossing of Westminster Bridge to enjoy a meal at the side of the Thames [...]

Q2 Pupils Design Book Covers for National Storytelling Week

As part of National Storytelling Week Q2 pupils have designed their own book covers!

QHS Pupils to Write to Pupils at Ugandan School where we Sponsor a Child

Here is a thank you letter from Stephen Ssemyalo, a sixteen year old pupil at Outspan School in Uganda, who is sponsored by Quinton House School. His letter tells how grateful he is that we are supporting his studies and giving him a brighter future through education. See also these photographs of children from his school. Shortly our own Junior School pupils will be writing to these pupils and we hope to share their replies after they have been delivered in March.

Pupils Perform Teatime Concert in the Ballroom

Yesterday afternoon we were once again treated to a teatime concert showcasing some of our musical talent in the Ballroom. Congratulations to all pupils who performed.

Q3 & Q4 Parents Attend 'Stay & Play' Session on Maths

Following on from yesterday's Q5 & Q6 Stay and Learn session, today we welcomed Q3 & Q4 parents and grandparents into school to join in with a wide range of maths-focused activities. Thank you to all who came! We hope you enjoyed the session as much as we did!

Q5 & Q6 Parents Join Pupils for Maths-Focused 'Stay & Learn' Session

We were delighted to welcome Q5 & Q6 parents to the Junior School this morning to join pupils for our maths-focused 'Stay & Learn' session.

QR Pupils Receive a Visit from Northants Fire Service

On Friday QR pupils were treated to a visit from the Fire Brigade as part of their 'People Who Help Us' topic. Pupils were given the chance to spray water from the fire engine hose.

Q8s Misha Achieves 'Highly Commended' in the National Poetry by Heart Competition

Q5 & Q6 Take Part in Young Voices at the O2

Q5 & Q6 Take Part in Young Voices at the O2

Pupils with January Birthdays Celebrate with Mr Hoyle & Mr Capuano

The children celebrating their birthday in January enjoyed their birthday cake in the new look Headmaster’s Study. For many it was their first time in the study and all from the Junior School enjoyed their cake, games and magic tricks. The Senior School students had their cake at morning break allowing the Headmaster to talk to each student and to discover their views of the school and their wide range of activities outside of school hours.

Q4 & Q5 Visit Northampton Gurdwara

Q4 and Q5 had a great trip to the Gurdwara in Northampton today. They showed such a huge amount of respect and were fascinated learning about the Gurus and the Guru Granth Sahib.

Q8 & Q9 Pupils at Wicked in the West End

Netball Fixtures Updates

Netball fixture updates.

Q3 Visits Northampton Saints Rugby Club Study Skills Centre

Q3 had a fabulous time at the Northampton Saints Rugby Club Study Skills Centre on Friday. Pupils took part in a maths workshop (linked to the curriculum) with their advanced skills teacher, followed by a tour of the stadium before returning to school for lunch. Thank you Northampton Saints for your hospitality!

Pro Golfers Hold Taster Session with Junior School Pupils

Junior School pupils were treated to a golf taster session in their Assembly yesterday. Huge thanks to professional golfers Nick Soto and Matt Hodgkiss who were on hand to help pupils perfect their techniques!

High School Musical Production is Launched!

Monday's High School Musical launch was a roaring success! Students learned a song and dance routine and had a lot of fun in the process. We're all very excited for the auditions next week and then the rehearsals can begin!

Pupils & Parents Attend Sixth Form Destination Evening

We were delighted to see so many parents and year 10 and 11 students at our Sixth Form Destination Evening last night. Eleven local schools and colleges attended the informal evening and brought information on Sixth Form education opportunities.

Q9-Q11 Pupils Enjoy Performance of A Christmas Carol by Theatre Company

This afternoon Q9, Q10 and Q11 students were treated to a fabulous performance of 'A Christmas Carol' by Quantum Theatre. Just 3 actors played multiple roles. The students all found it really engaging and it was especially useful for our Q11 students as it is a set text in the English Literature GCSE.

Pupils Take Part in End of Term Assembly and House Quizzes

Here are some photos of today's final assembly of the term, including musical performances from across the school, and the hotly contested house quizzes! Merry Christmas to all our pupils, parents and staff. Have a wonderful break. See you in January!

Pupils Raise Nearly £200 for Save the Children by Wearing Christmas Jumpers

Thank you to all pupils who helped raise over £194 for Save the Children by wearing Christmas jumpers today.

Q8 & Q9 Pupils Enter National Poetry By Heart Competition

Quinton House School held its first Poetry by Heart Competition with the aim to ‘Stretch and Challenge’ pupils to memorise a poem and recite it with understanding.

QHS Pupils are Highly Commended in the 2017 ISA Whitbread Prize

The ISA Whitbread Memorial Prize recognizes and celebrates outstanding involvement in, and service to, wider aspect of school and community life; in conjunction with achieving academic excellence in GCSE results. The award was judged earlier this month and we're delighted to be able to tell you that Ella M and Holly W (Yr 11 last year) were both awarded Highly Commended status for the 2017 ISA Whitbread Prize.

Pupils Enter Brilliant Cakes into the Christmas Cake Competition

Here are the fabulous winning cakes from the judging of the Christmas cake competition this morning.

Q9-Q11 Attend Informative and Entertaining Talk on Sex and Relationships

Jason May from MayFit provided Years 9, 10 and 11 with an informative and entertaining talk on the issue of Sex and Relationships. The talk was organised by Miss Power as Head of PSHEE and was the first of a series of outside speakers used to provide guidance and information in this important area of the school curriculum. The sessions were tailored to each individual year group and presented in a way that was engaging, honest and genuine. Jason was fantastic at interacting with the pupils and was very funny and informative; more importantly, he spoke to them in a way that was relatable, to ensure pupils built confidence with the topic and therefore got the most out of the sessions.

All Pupils at QHS Enjoy Ice Skating!

All members of the school were provided with the opportunity to enjoy ice skating as part of the festive season at QHS.

Live Reindeer and Ice Skating at Winter Wonderland

A huge thank you to everybody who attended the Winter Wonderland on Saturday! Here are a few photos of reindeer Boris and Mischa, the ice skating rink, Mr Claus himself and some of the wonderful stalls and their wares.

Pupils Enjoy Forest School in the Snow

More than sixty children attended the school on Monday and we were delighted to welcome even greater numbers, despite the icy conditions, on Tuesday. The Junior School children came up with some festive images of Quinton House School and enjoyed ‘forest school’ activities, making a Christmas Dinner out of their scavenging outdoors, finding imaginative presents for Santa’s elves, and locating Rudolph’s missing antlers.

Pupils Perform a Special Quinton Christmas Concert at Upton Hall

Thank you to everybody who braved the cold weather this evening to join us for a Special Quinton Christmas Concert at Upon Hall! The pupils were absolutely brilliant and really got everybody into the Christmas spirit. 'Do They Know It's Christmas' and 'All I Want for Christmas is You' were favourites with the crowd this evening! The Reverend Marriott closed the concert with a prayer. Pupils then enjoyed some ice skating and even visited Santa Claus and his elves in the Grotto! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for more Christmas fun at our Winter Wonderland!

Q4 Perform 'The Magical Christmas Jigsaw'

Q4 did a brilliant job of performing their nativity, 'The Magical Christmas Jigsaw' this afternoon. They kept their parents thoroughly entertained and did a great job learning so many lines and songs. Well done to Q4!

QHS Pupils Perform Fabulous Festive Concert for Local Senior Citizens

Yesterday afternoon QHS pupils performed a range of wonderful festive-themed pieces and carols to residents of some of our local care homes. Thank you to parents who generously donated gifts so that each guest could go home with something special. A wonderful time was had by the guests, pupils and staff.

Q3 Perform Wonderful Modern Nativity

Q3 put on a fantastic modern nativity performance this morning. Well done Q3!

Pupils From Across the School Perform at Teatime Concert

This afternoon parents and staff were treated to a teatime concert of musical talent from across the school. Well done to all pupils who performed, some of whom have never performed in public before! Well done everybody.

Q2 Pupils Participate in Christingle Service in St Michael's Church

This morning Q2 pupils performed a wonderful Christingle Service in St Michael's Church. They sang beautifully and recited poems about the story of Christingle. We were also joined by Reverend Marriott who told the story of Matt the Shepherd. Well done to all the children who took part and have put us in the festive mood!

Abbey JB Places 6th at the England Synchronised Swimming Nationals

Abbey JB competed at the England Nationals at the weekend, coming 6th with her duet and placing 6th out of 13 (from 12 other clubs) with her team. This is a fantastic end to her u12s year. Well done Abbey on your amazing achievement!

Q5 & Q6 Take Part in E-Safety Workshop

Year 5 and Year 6 joined in with an E Safety workshop this morning. We encourage parents to ask children to discuss the session and allow them to teach you about staying safe online. Thank you for your support in this important area.

Nursery to Q9 Pupils Record Christmas CD!

Yesterday pupils from Nursery through to Q9 took part in the recording of a Christmas CD, ‘A Special Quinton Christmas’. The children (and staff!) performed brilliantly using professional recording equipment.

Q9 Girls Football Team put in Great Effort in First Fixture

QHS Awarded 'Champion School' Status with NCS

We are delighted to have been awarded ‘champion school’ status for the work done with NCS (National Citizen Service). This status is given to those institutions who have excelled in promoting the programme and who have gone above and beyond to support young people to benefit from participation in the programme.

Pupils Raise Over £442 for Children in Need

A huge thank you to everyone who supported Children in Need. Over £442 was raised!

Pupils Take Part in Balloon Launch as part of Anti-Bullying Week

This year the Anti-Bullying week theme is ‘All Different, All Equal’. The children started the week with an assembly on Anti Bullying and continued the theme in their drama lessons. In PSHE the children discussed why it is good to be different and why we should treat people equally. They then put their own individual ideas onto a jigsaw piece to create a junior school puzzle. They also attached a copy of their jigsaw piece to a balloon and we had a whole school balloon launch to celebrate that we are ‘All Different, All Equal’.

Q3 Take Part in Roman Day Complete with Roman Banquet

Q3 pupils have today fully embraced Roman Day. They have dressed up in togas, created their own Roman mosaics, learnt a Roman dance and enjoyed a Roman banquet for lunch featuring cabbage pottage, beef stew and date and honey loaf!

Abbey J-B Reaches UK Nationals in Synchronised Swimming

In half term Abbey J-B and her team competed at the Scottish Nationals in Synchronised Swimming and qualified out of 80 girls for her duet, placing 6th and 5th for the team. Abbey will now compete at the UK Nationals at the end of the month.

Q6 Take Part in Forensic Science Lesson

Following on from the Harry Potter theme in literacy at the junior school, our year 6 students took part in a forensic science lesson yesterday. 

Pupils Mark Remembrance Day with Special Assembly

Photos from a poignant assembly this morning to mark Remembrance Day.

Sixth Formers Participate in Employability and CV Workshop

This afternoon our Sixth formers took part in an employability and CV workshop with local employers, the University of Northampton and 3aaa (apprenticeship providers). Our guests held one-to-one sessions with students, giving advice on CVs and sharing insight on the skills employers look for.

QHS U15 Hockey Team Finish Second in ISA Plate Competition

The QHS U15 hockey team played out of their skin yesterday in the ISA hockey tournament. They had a tough group, playing 3 matches in the morning, resulting in them qualifying into the plate competition, which saw them play a further 4 matches.

Great Turnout for our Annual Fireworks Display

A great turnout for our Annual Fireworks Display. Thanks to all who braved the rain!

QHS U16 Netball Team Finish in Top Two in the County

Yesterday our netball U16 girls played out of their skin to finish in the top two of the county, therefore qualifying for the regional rounds of the national school finals.

Halloween Fun in the Junior School

Q6 Visit Harry Potter Studios

Here are Q6 who visited the Harry Potter studios yesterday!

Pupils Who Celebrated Birthdays in October Joined Mr Capuano in the Ballroom

Junior School pupils who celebrate birthdays in October joined Mr Capuano in the Ballroom for cake this week.

Q5 Pupils Visit The National Space Centre

On Friday 13th, Q5MH enjoyed a very successful trip to the National Space Centre in Leicester.

Q4 Perform Surprising Experiments!

Q4 have enjoyed their topic this term on 'Living Things and their Habitats'.  Today the children have carried out different experiments to understand how different animals have adapted to their environment.

Q11 Pupils Perform Heart and Lung Dissection

Yesterday and today Q11 pupils have been dissecting a heart and lung.

Q9 Pitch Their Products in the 'Dragon's Den'

This morning three groups of Q9 pupils pitched their product ideas (an edible beauty product, a spray on clingfilm and a games console) to a panel of 'Dragon's Den' judges as part of their English work on persuasive writing.

Wonderful Musical Performances at First Tea Time Concert

Author Kate Cunningham Visits Q2

Q2 recently had a special visitor! Kate Cunningham, the author of Vlad & The Great Fire of London. The children had the opportunity to act out the picture book, hold an original fire plaque and pass leather buckets in a reenactment to put out the fire. K. Cunningham's book has been a big hit during our topic and literacy lessons as the children have painted the main character, written from a different perspective and have described what it would have been like to witness the fire first hand.

Pupils Take Part in World Challenge Training Expedition

Q2 Bake Bread Like Thomas Farriner

Q2 baked bread this morning, just how Thomas Farriner would have done in 1666. This resulted in the great fire of London. Thankfully our school kitchen was completely safe!

Q8's Abbey Wins Silver and Bronze in the Midlands Regional Synchronised Swimming Competition

Nursery to Q3 Attend Stay & Learn Session

Q1 Make Butter with Traditional Wooden Butter Pads

This afternoon Q1 pupils made their very own butter as part of their Homes and Houses topic. They whisked their cream, first by hand and then with the help of an electric whisk, before adding a little salt and then using traditional wooden butter pads to shape the mixture into butter blocks.

Q6 Perform Harvest Rock and Roll at the Harvest Festival

This morning Q6 performed a number of fantastic Harvest songs as part of their Harvest Festival celebration in St Michael's church. Nursery and the Junior Guild also attended and handed over food donations for The Hope Centre to Mr Capuano.

All Aboard for the Q7 Yorkshire Tour!

The Q7 Yorkshire Tour is going very very well! Yesterday pupils went on a walking tour, boat trip and did chocolate making. Today they went to Scarborough Castle.

Q8 and Q9 Battle it out at House Bowling Competition

Yesterday saw the Q8-Q9 house bowling event at Sixfields. Lucille G was the overall winner. The winning house will be confirmed shortly!

Parents Attend Back to School Evening

Yesterday evening saw Quinton parents attending our 'Back to School Evening' starting with a school assembly in the Junior School Courtyard followed by a series of lessons with our teachers! Thanks to all parents who came along for this great evening.

Q8s Harriet A is the NATD Juvenile National Champion in the Cha-cha-cha

Q8s Harriet A is now the NATD (National Association of Teachers of Dancing) juvenile national champion in the Cha-cha-cha in both solo and doubles. She also got to the semi finals in ballroom (Waltz and Tango).

Q6s Kayden D Qualifies for National Gymnastics Finals

On the weekend Q6s Kayden D qualified for the East Midlands elite level 2 gymnastics squad and is off to the national finals in Birmingham in November.

Q11 Start Rock Climbing Course

Q11 have started a 10 week course of Rock Climbing as part of their GCSE PE practical. Mr Whitley, who is leading the sessions and who is also our D of E provider, has vast experience in outdoor and adventurous actives and will teach the pupils the skills they need to be competent, safe and skillful on the wall. 

Q4 Visit Everdon Forest to Support Science Curriculum

Last week Q4 had an amazing trip to Everdon Forest linked to our Science topic on Living Things and their Habitats. The children participated in pond dipping and used branching databases to work out which invertebrate they had found in the stream.  After lunch we went to the forest where they compared habitats and different species that lived there.

Senior School Parents Enjoy an Evening of Revision Skills

Pupils with August Birthdays Celebrate in the Ballroom

Pupils who celebrated birthdays in August joined Mr Hoyle, the Headmaster, and Mr Capuano, the Head of Junior School in the Ballroom today for cake, singing, games and magic tricks!

Q9's Honor A Reaches National Cricket Finals!

Q9's Honor A reached the national cricket finals in Grantham with the Northants U13 Girls Cricket squad in August. This is only the second time that a County age group has reached the finals in its history and so was a great achievement.

Quinton House School Pupils Celebrate GCSE Achievements

Pupils from Quinton House School are celebrating excellent GCSE results today, including impressive Maths results with 7.5% of pupils achieving the new top grade 9, compared to the national average of 3.5%. 9% of pupils achieved a top grade 9 result in English or Maths, 57% achieved a grade 7 or above in English and Maths, 79% achieved a “strong pass” at grade 5+ and 93% achieved a “standard pass” at the new grade 4+.

Q6 Pupil Hayden C Wins Hotshots Player of the Year

Saturday 15th July saw the Hotshots awards evening. Hayden C of Q6 won Quinton House Player of the Year. Ex Saints and Rugby International, Paul Grayson, gave Hayden his award.

Pupils take the Title from Staff at the Annual Staff vs Pupil Cricket Match

3 Pupils Receive Bronze D of E Awards

In today’s final assembly D of E Leader, Mrs Bailey, presented Jack D, Michael H and Harry B with their bronze awards. Congratulations to all three for completing their award.

Senior School Pupils Recognised at Awards Evening

Yesterday evening marked the last awards event of the term and the year; the Senior School awards. Recognising academic achievement, the awards were a fabulous way to round off a brilliant year of pupil success.

QHS Recognises Sporting Talent at Annual Awards Ceremony

Yesterday saw our annual Sports Awards evening to celebrate sporting success from the last academic year. The event provided a real showcase for the talent we have here at QHS.

Not a Dry Eye at the Nursery Graduation!

Yesterday afternoon saw our nursery graduation ceremony for our older nursery pupils who are moving up to Reception class in September. Miss Parker collated a wonderful selection of photographs from the children's time in nursery which the children took great delight in!

Junior School Pupils Celebrate the Year's Achievements at their Annual Awards

Yesterday saw the annual Junior School awards recognising individuals' talent in specific subjects as well as those who've shown great endeavour. It was a wonderful celebration of achievement among our Junior School pupils which was complemented beautifully by great musical performances from our very own pupils.

Nursery Children Receive Visit from Zoolab

Local MP, Andrea Leadsom, Visits Q3-Q6

On Friday last week our local MP, Andrea Leadsom, visited Q3-Q6 to do an assembly on the work of an MP.

Senior School Pupils put on an Amazing Performance at Sports Day

Q7 Pupil, Abbey Jelf-Barrow, Wins Gold Medals for Synchronised Swimming

Last weekend Q7 pupil, Abbey Jelf-Barrow, won 2 golds and 2 bronzes in the Warwickshire and Staffordshire regional competitions for Synchronised Swimming. She was awarded gold for her individual duet, gold for her team performance and bronze for another duet and team.

Standout Performances at the Middle School Sports Day

Parents and staff were treated to a day of sporting brilliance as middle school pupils battled it out on the track today. Pupils donned their house colours in a bid to win the most points!

Q2 Make Jam from Strawberries they Picked Themselves

This morning, Q2 had a fabulous morning picking strawberries. This was followed by making jam in the senior school Food Tech room. The children have learnt about plants this term, and this session enabled them to see for themselves what can be done with plants that we eat.

QHS Pupils Support Local Cancer Charity to Help Patients at NGH

This week Quinton House School pupils supported The Lewis Foundation, a charitable organisation that provides comfort and happiness to cancer patients receiving cancer treatment on all wards within Northampton General Hospital, by holding a mufti day and in return donating items to be included in gift bags for patients.

Fantastic Performance of Mystery at Magpie Manor from Q5 & Q6

Congratulations to Q5 & Q6 and all staff who put on a fabulous production of Mystery at Magpie Manor last night.

QHS Wins Sporting Achievement Award at the 2017 Northants Education Awards

QHS has won the Sporting Achievement award at the 2017 Northamptonshire Education Awards, held at Wicksteed Park yesterday evening, with the u16 netball team who made it to the National Schools finals earlier this year. Watch out for coverage in the local press!

A Level & GCSE Art Showcase

A Level & GCSE art pupils' coursework was on display in the Ballroom last week for moderation. Pupils also had the opportunity to see the display of fabulous work. Good luck to all taking A Level and GCSE art

Parent Ball Marks 70 Years of Quinton House as a School

Saturday saw an amazing night with +100 parents of QHS at the Parent Ball to mark 70 years of Quinton House as a school. Great food and a live band were enjoyed by all.

Q4 Explore the Castle and Grounds of Rockingham Castle

Q6 Take a Trip Through the Harry Potter Studios

Q6 had a fantastic day out at Harry Potter Studios on Tuesday 13th June. We were lucky enough to be able to see the newly opened Forbidden Forrest and the large spiders within (although some preferred not to!).

Q8 Adventures at Buschcraft

In May, Year 8 ventured into the Oxfordshire forest to experience a three day camping residential with the Bushcraft Company. We arrived at school early on Wednesday morning, with the heavens pouring down on us!

Family Fun at the QHS Fun Day 2017

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Fun Day on Saturday. We were blessed with a glorious day and great fun was had by all! Visitors enjoyed fabulous demonstrations from Gymnastricks, Liberty Drum Marching Band and taekwondo. Children also had a brilliant time meeting and petting animals in the small animal cuddle experience, including a bearded dragon, a giant rabbit and a majestic giant

QHS Shortlisted as Finalist in Northamptonshire Education Awards 2017

The QHS U16 Netball Team have been nominated and shortlisted as a finalist at the forthcoming annual Northamptonshire Education Awards in the Sporting Achievement category for their success in this year's national school netball competition.

Q10 Pupils Visit Overstrand Hall for Geography Field Trip

Q9 Pupils Visit Ypres in Belgium to Support Study of WW2

Just before half term Q9 pupils traveled to Ypres in Belgium so support the history curriculum on World War 2.

QHS Pupils Take Part in Singathon to Raise Awareness of National Carers Week

On Monday this week pupils took part in a singathon to raise awareness of National Carers Week. The pupils performed beautifully. Their performances were filmed and live streamed on the Northamptonshire Carers Facebook page.

Q3 Visit Holdenby House as Evacuees

QHS Pupils Receive Awards at Northampton Festival of Performing Arts

Just before half term around 30 individual pupils took part in the Northampton Festival. This is an amazing number and saw Quinton House represented in both Music and Drama categories.

Former Quinton House School Pupil who Inspired Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Running Wild’ Visits Year 7 English Pupils

Former Quinton House Pupil, Amber Owen, the inspiration behind the former children's laureate and bestselling author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo’s hugely successful book, Running Wild met yesterday with year 7 English pupils alongside her Mother Samantha Miles.

Q10 Pupils Take Part in Cooking Masterclass with Professional Chef

As part of the GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition course, students are required to learn and confidently demonstrate a wide range of cooking skills. On 25th May Q10 students took part in a masterclass with professional chef, Simon Cook from Chartwells Independent, to develop some of the higher level practical skills further through demonstrations and a cooking session.

GCSE Art Pupils' Bronze Shoes Installed in Upton Place

On 9th May bronze shoes designed and made by GCSE art pupils, as part of a project with Keepmoat Homes, were unveiled at an event at the Keepmoat office at Upton Place. The shoes are now sited across the Upton Place housing development as part of a sculpture trail.

Year 6 Pupils come 8th in Regional Hockey Finals

QHS Pupils & Staff Raise £740 for Red Cross First Call in Northampton

Q3 & Q4 Boys Take Part in Bowling Masterclass with David Capel

David Capel, former Northamptonshire and England cricketer, leading a bowling masterclass with our Year 3 and Year 4 boys!

QHS Talent Performing in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath

GCSE Drama Students Deliver Unique and Emotional Performances

The GCSE Drama students completed their course on Thursday 4th May with two unique and emotional performances at Northampton School for Boys. Both pieces were based on the theme set by the exam board which was ‘Looking Backwards/Looking Forwards’ and the students devised everything themselves. This included developing the plot and characters, writing the script and coming up with original ideas for staging. They also designed the lighting and sound which made the performances so mesmerising. Well done to all!

Healthy Hero Characters Visit QHS Juniors

Q3 & Q4 Pupils Enjoy Action-Packed Trip to Kingswood

Q3 and Q4 had a fantastic time at Kingswood! The children were all extremely well behaved, polite and positive (even after very little sleep). The children participated in: rock climbing, campfire, shelter building, scrap bottle rocket challenge, orienteering, nightline, zipwire, abseiling and caving.

500 Words Competition Update

Congratulations to Hannah in Q7 who has made it through to the next round of the Radio 2 500 words writing competition.

The Benefits of an All-Through School

A group of people living together with shared values is a common definition of a ‘community’. This is no more so true than in a school, and particularly in an all-through school.

Bronze D of E Pupils Complete Expedition

The bronze Duke of Edinburgh pupils have managed to complete their expedition section of the award. They have completed a two day practice in Milton Keynes and have recently completed their assessed expedition.

How Music Impacts our Children's Development

Toddle About magazine has published an article by Head of School Music, Miss Stone, on how music impacts a child's development and how to nurture music skills in the Early Years.

Q5-Q6 Embrace Adventure Activities at PGL Liddington

At PGL Liddington this year we all took part in canoeing, raft building, cycling, fencing, quad biking, orienteering and archery. We put on safety equipment and threw ourselves off tall structures onto zip wires, giant swings and trapezes.

School Raises £536.85 for Comic Relief

The School has raised an impressive £536.85 for Comic Relief from mufti day donations and a cake sale! This is a fantastic total!

Talent-Packed QR-Q4 Spring Concert

Yesterday saw the QR-Q4 Spring Concert; a delightful combination of instrumental soloists and group performances with ukuleles, ocarinas, recorders and boom whackers!

QR Pupils Receive a Visit from the Fire Brigade!

Yesterday QR pupils were treated to a visit from the Fire Brigade as part of their topic, 'People who Help us'. The firemen showed the children the clothing and equipment they wear and were given the opportunity to hold the fire hose and climb aboard the fire engine!

QHS Girls Come 6th in National Schools Netball Finals!

Our U16s netball team competed valiantly in the National Schools Finals on the weekend, coming 6th overall. The girls put on an amazing performance and represented the school brilliantly.

U16s Netball Team Off to National Finals

The girls are on their way to the U16 national school finals taking place at Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City this weekend. We face 17 other schools from across the country.

Q8 Geography Fieldwork Study Skills Day

Q8 pupils are spending today developing geography fieldwork study skills. They've been out and about in the school grounds this morning assessing the school's environment.

Q9-13 Spring Concert Showcases Musical Talent

This week Q9-Q13 pupils performed a delightful Spring Concert to parents to showcase their musical talents.

Local Police Officers Visit QR

QR pupils were treated to a special visit from PC Sarah Whitehead as part of this term's topic, People Who Help Us! The children particularly enjoyed exploring the police van.

Q6 Hold Charity Cake Sale for Teenage Cancer Trust

Today Q6 held a charity cake sale to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust. Well done to those involved. There were some truly tasty looking cakes on sale, including cupcakes, rocky road, cookies and flapjacks. A beautiful spread!

Pupils Attend French Play, Le Café

A pair of wandering French troubadours came to Quinton House School today to perform their play, le café to year 7-13 pupils. There was comedy, music and audience participation in this lively production conducted entirely in French. Brilliant listening practice for those preparing for exams!

QHS Progress to Northampton Saints 7s Finals

Q7 and 8 came 2nd overall in the Northampton Saints 7s Tournament and this means they have progressed to the finals day which will be held at Northampton Saints on the main pitch on 27th April. They were amazing and a credit to the school.

Mr Pape Celebrates Nursery Pupils' Achievements

Mr Pape visited the Nursery today to celebrate all of the children’s achievements from the star board. Mr Pape was very impressed by their efforts, as are all the Nursery staff. Thank you to all the parents for completing the stars.

GCSE Art Pupils Take Part in Felt Workshop

GCSE Art Students have spent today in a felt workshop, creating pieces for their coursework portfolio. The students showed great creativity and concentration in creating some striking and beautiful pieces. Well done to all involved. See the full gallery of photographs here.

QHS Spring Fayre Saturday 25th March

The Quinton House School Parents’ Association warmly invites parents, family and friends to the Quinton House School Spring Fayre on Saturday 25th March 2.00pm-3.30pm in the Junior School Courtyard. Come along for lots of fun activities including: • Easter Egg Hunt • Easter Bonnet Parade • Raffle • Jewellery Stalls [...]

Q4 Get Green-Fingered Planting Potatoes

Q4DH have been chitting two varieties of potato and today planted them outside! They will now be monitoring their growth and what happens beneath the soil by conducting a micro grow in a bottle. This activity links to elements of the maths, science, and literacy curriculum, as well as healthy [...]

Pupils Attend Careers Talk from Logistics Expert

Q9-Q13 pupils have today attended a careers assembly led by John Henderson, a Commercial Manager from Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Ltd, who talked about careers in the logistics sector, how Northampton is at the cutting edge of the industry, the competencies required for a successful career in logistics and the earning [...]

QHS Pupils Embrace World Book Day

Pupils have truly embraced World Book Day today with Nursery & Junior School staff and pupils dressing up as their favourite book characters, Q6 doing original writing in the Senior School and staff and pupils taking selfies of themselves with their favourite books. Follow us on Twitter to see all [...]

Q6 Pupils Come Second in U12 Hockey Tournament

Well done to two Year 6 pupils, Isabelle Phipps and Felicity Hamilton who play hockey for Northampton Saints Hockey Club who came second in an U12 tournament last Sunday which saw them qualify for the regional competition in a couple of weeks time. Well done to both girls and we [...]

Oscar is Mascot for Northampton Saints

Our very own Oscar Goody represented Quinton House brilliantly on the weekend as mascot for Northampton Saints. He was mascot along with another boy for the Saints v Worcester game on Saturday which the Saints won. He stood still for 1 minute with the team to remember the late Dan [...]

QHS Prepares for World Book Day

At QHS we are getting ready for World Book Day on Thursday 2nd March! There is lots planned! Junior School pupils are dressing up as their favourite book character, in the Senior School we will be entering the National 'Design a Book Token' competition and we're also asking pupils and [...]

Pupils Return from Ski Trip to USA

Over half term a group of 32 pupils went on a ski trip to Killington, USA. The trip was a huge success and included a visit to New York - Planet Hollywood in Times Square, the Empire State building, the 9/11 memorial and ice skating in Central Park.

Q2 Dance to Waka Waka!

Q2 have worked incredibly hard this term studying Dance! They have learnt the choreography for the song 'Waka Waka'. They were all really proud of themselves and rightly so! They have done a super job! Well done Q2! Check out their video here!

Goodbye and Good Luck Mr Davies

Today Catering Manager, Mr Davies, leaves us after 4.5 years at the school. In this time he has kept all the pupils and staff fed and watered, and catered for a wide variety of events from sports teas to open days, concerts and sports days. We would like to say a massive thank [...]

GCSE Grades are Changing

GCSEs in England are being reformed and will be graded with a new scale from 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest grade. English literature, English language and maths will be the first subjects to be graded in this way from August 2017. The subjects with the highest numbers [...]

Wellingborough School vs QHS Football Match Report

Thursday 2nd February 2017 Wellingborough School vs QHS Team: Folarin O, William M, Matthew B, Jack B, Romano M, Blake R, Alex G, Louis H, Louis C, Luke P, Seb D, Bodie H, Ozzy J-C. Match Report: Quinton house started the game strongly and their effort levels never dropped throughout [...]

U12/13 Netball Captain's Match Report Update

Monday 30th January 2017 QHS U12/13's As V Radcliffe. 9:15 Today's game result doesn't show how hard and well we played. Both Tilly and Gaia worked well supporting each other in the D.  With good defence from Hannah and Lucille and some great interceptions and passes from Liv and Olivia.  [...]

Q11 Travel to London to see An Inspector Calls

Yesterday (02.02.17) Q11 English and Drama pupils took a trip to see An Inspector Calls at the Playhouse Theatre in London (with a stop off at Trafalgar Square!)

QHS U16s Netball Team Qualify for Nationals!

The girls have done it! They've qualified for the nationals! The team involved in Saturday's regional netball tournament were as follows: Holly W (captain) Ashleigh I Eve W Melissa R Sophie H Tabitha B Libby S Millie W Jess H And the results from the day were as follows: Loughborough [...]

Pupils Enjoy Delicious Lunch for Chinese New Year

Pupils enjoyed a delicious Chinese lunch today to celebrate Chinese New Year! Thank you to the catering team.

QHS Participates in 2017 Young Voices

Q5 & Q6 pupils attended the 2017 Young Voices event at the LG Arena in Birmingham yesterday and sang their hearts out with thousands of other children as part of this amazing and memorable community singing event. A brilliant time was had by all.  

QHS vs Beachborough Netball Match Report

Here's captain, Megan Ransford's match report from last Wednesday's U11s netball match against Beachborough. Quinton House under 11 netball team won convincingly with a 16-5 victory against Beachborough. The girls worked well as a team attacking and feeding the ball to the D almost seamlessly. Eloise and Isabella were the [...]

The Importance of Developing the Whole Child

The following piece by Ms Cozens was recently published in the Northamptonshire Telegraph. It focuses on the importance of developing the whole child. What makes a child well-educated? In over twenty-five years of teaching, this is the question I have repeatedly come back to. If asked at the beginning of [...]

QHS Netball Team Win 33-17 Against Wellingborough

Well done to our girls who won convincingly yesterday against Wellingborough 33-17! A brilliant result.

Q4 Pupils Perform Exciting Science Experiments

Q4DH have been very busy learning about solids, liquids and gases. To begin with, the children had to find out how the particles are formed depending on which state of matter they belonged to. They investigated whether a solid can be a liquid at the same time by conducting a [...]

U14 Netball Match Reports

Here are 2 match reports from yesterday's (17th January) netball captains. Polly Wilmott Q9 Captain The U14 match against Akeley Wood School (Cognita rivals) was an exciting game with a sore of 14-2 to us. We were 11-0 up by half time and dominating possession so Miss Power used the [...]

Fantastic Start to the Football Season

Yesterday (16th January) saw the first football match of the season for years 6/7 at Wootton Park School. After a shaky start going 1-0 down in the first 5 minutes we came back strong equalising a few minutes later. We had a strong attacking line up and with the help [...]

QHS Launches World Challenge 2018 to Nepal

We are delighted to announce the official launch of World Challenge 2018. The World Challenge programme is a once in a lifetime opportunity, designed to hone teamwork and leadership skills, boost confidence and self-esteem, promote global awareness and enhance employment prospects. The idea of World Challenge is that pupils run [...]

Macbeth Performance Receives Impressive Appraisal by SSF

Following Quinton pupils' performance of Macbeth at the Shakespeare Schools Festival (SSF) in November we have now received the official appraisal from Nuala Maguire of SSF. Nuala says, 'This was a riveting piece of storytelling. Macabre, eerie and captivating!' Click here to see the full report. Well done to pupils once again [...]

Pupils Enjoy a Special Christmas Lunch

Nursery, Junior and Senior School pupils all enjoyed a fabulous Christmas lunch this week with all the trimmings!

Festive Q5-Q8 Christmas Concert Wows Audience

Yesterday evening it was the turn of Q5-Q8 to stage their Christmas concert. We enjoyed a variety of festive instrumental and singing performances as well as some great readings. Well done pupils and Miss Stone! See more photos in our gallery here.

Fabulous Festive Q9-13 Christmas Concert

Yesterday evening saw a wonderful Christmas concert by Q9-Q13 in St Michael’s Church. The programme was packed with amazing talent including the Quinton Jazz group, our woodwind ensemble, the Quinton Quintet, soloist singers and instrumentalists, and individual readings. Contemporary tunes were mixed with more traditional carols, all delighting the audience. [...]

Nursery Children Enjoy Christmas Party

Yesterday our Nursery children enjoyed a special Christmas party. They enjoyed stories from members of staff across the school, wore festive Christmas jumpers and tucked in to a wonderful Christmas lunch!

Q2 do Circuit in PE for Science Experiment

Year 2 conducted a Science experiment today and therefore took part in a Circuit for their PE lesson. They had to perform each exercise for 1 minute and answer questions after the lesson. Exercises included shuttles, step ups, bouncing a basketball, hula-hooping, and lunges. They all did a super job at working their hardest. [...]

Q1-Q4 Perform an Impressive Christmas Play

Yesterday Q1-Q4 put on a very professional production of The Peace Child. The play was very challenging, not least the lines and songs that had to be learned. Everybody was outstanding. Well done to all pupils and staff! See more photos in our photo gallery here.

Audience Charmed by Nursery and QR Nativity

Well done to Nursery and QR who performed a charming nativity! See more photos in our gallery here.

Barclays Life Skills Conduct Mock Interviews with Q13

Last Thursday 8th December saw Barclays Life Skills coming in to conduct mock interviews with our year 13 pupils. There was a brief opening talk from the Barclays team encouraging them to think of themselves as problem solvers. Pupils then worked in pairs and listened to each other being interviewed, [...]

Christmas Fayre gets us into the Festive Spirit!

Many thanks to all who came along to support the Christmas Fayre last Friday. Junior School year groups ran their own stalls selling beautiful hand-crafted tea lights, decorations and reindeer food, the Quinton Singers performed some festive tunes and we had a visit from our local PCSO and Father Christmas [...]

QHS Success at South Northants Cross Country Results

Quinton House put on a brilliant performance at the South Northants Cross Country event this week. Particular congratulations go to the following: Tom Hughes, year 11, finished 2nd place Finely Bird, year 7, finished 6th place Lizzie Tedford, year 9, finished 9th place Harvey Brennan, year 8, finished 11th place [...]

Abbey Jelf Barrow Ranked at Competitive Level in Synchronised Swimming

In September we reported that Q7 pupil, Abbey Jelf-Barrow, a member of the Rugby synchronisation swimming team had qualified for the ASA National Synchro competition. We are delighted to say that Abbey did brilliantly and is now ranked at national level in the UK under 12s. Her team came 8th [...]

Guide to the New GCSE Grading System

Cognita's Director of Education, Simon Camby, has put together this simple guide to the new GCSE grading system.

Nursery Children Post Letters to Santa

This morning Nursery children walked to Headteacher, Ms Cozens' office in Upton Hall to post their letters to Santa in the main school hall fireplace. They also treated Ms Cozens to a beautiful rendition of 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'!

School Hosts Festive Concert for Local Senior Citizens

The Senior School ballroom and conservatory were the venues for a very special event yesterday. Eighteen senior citizens from care homes and sheltered housing developments in Northampton were welcomed to an afternoon of entertainment, a home baked high tea and festive celebrations at the annual Quinton House School Senior Citizens' [...]

Nursery, QR, Q1 and Q2 Showcase Ballet Skills

Nursery and QR-Q2 pupils showcased their ballet skills to pupils and teachers this morning. They performed a range of ballet moves they have been working hard to perfect. Well done children!

Q2 Lead Christingle Service

This morning we were treated to a special Christingle service led by Q2 which included beautiful readings, singing and of course the carrying of Christingles. Thanks to Reverend Marion who joined the service and explained the symbolism of the Christingle.

Tom Currie Achieves Swimming Personal Bests

Huge congratulations to Q7 pupil and swimmer, Tom Currie, who competed at the City of Leicester open meet recently and performed some amazing personal bests. He completed 12 races over 2 1/2 days, achieving 10 new personal bests (some up to 8 seconds off previous race times). In the 200 [...]

Q3 Take Part in Roman Day

Q3 pupils have today fully embraced Roman Day. They have dressed up in togas, designed and painted Roman shields, created their own Roman mosaics, learnt a Roman dance, enjoyed a Roman banquet for lunch and seen Roman coins and a Roman ring. The children have had a brilliant day. Today's [...]

Q4 Pupils Take Part in Stone Age Day

Q4 pupils have spent an exciting action-packed stone age day at school today. Dressed in stone age costumes, pupils have been foraging, making weapons, settlements and jewellery as well as producing cave art from fruit juices. They have also enjoyed a stone-age themed lunch! Today's events have supported a range of [...]

Senior School Pupils Enjoy Mexican Feast!

Senior School pupils are today tucking into a delicious Mexican lunch, including a full spread of Mexican chicken, rice, enchiladas, potato wedges, corn on the cob, nachos, sour cream, salsa, guacamole and churros. Gracias team! Delicioso!

Pupils and Staff Raise £538 for Children in Need

A whole school mufti day at Quinton House School has raised an impressive £538 in support of Children In Need. We thank parents, pupils and staff for all their donations for this wonderful cause.

Quinton House Junior School Supports Samaritian's Purse Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Huge thanks to all Junior School parents and pupils for the terrific response to the Christmas shoebox appeal run by the Samaritan's Purse charity for needy children around the world. All shoeboxes have now been passed to the charity for distribution. Thank you for your amazing support.

Senior School Pupils Perform Macbeth at the Royal & Derngate

Senior School pupils put on a brilliant production of Macbeth at the Royal & Derngate Theatre last Thursday 10th November as part of the Shakespeare Festival. Congratulations to all those involved. See our Macbeth photo gallery here.

Sixth Formers Take Part in Employability Workshop

Our sixth formers met with numerous industry representatives from the local area this week to discuss employability skills. They also participated in a CV workshop, providing hints and tips on how to write a strong CV. These sessions form part of an overall careers programme at Quinton House to help [...]

Pupils Attend Remembrance Service

Q3-Q13 pupils took part in a Remembrance service this morning where they reflected on those who've lost their lives in conflict. Q3-Q6 pupils gave a beautiful performance of Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Sing'.

GCSE Geography Pupils Participate in Planning Workshop with Keepmoat

On Thursday 13th October year 11 Quinton House geography pupils took part in a workshop with Keepmoat’s Dale Powell, Social Value Officer, and Charlene Withall, Community Engagement & Investment Manager, on a planning task which saw pupils working in groups taking on roles within a small construction company to design [...]

QHS Comes Third in Rugby Festival

On 12th October Quinton House played at the Rugby Festival at The Grove, coming third overall. The boys played some outstanding rugby with convincing victories over Pitsford and The Grove. They drew against Akeley Wood and narrowly lost to Bedford Modern in the last round. Overall a strong showing resulting [...]

QHS Reaches the Semi-Finals of Year 6 Basketball Competition

QHS Reaches the Semi-Finals of Year 6 Basketball Competition On Friday 14th October Quinton House participated in a basketball competition, playing five games in the afternoon to reach the semi-finals. The event was fantastic with pupils really showing their quality. In the first game they secured a good win against [...]

Sixth Formers Participate in Entrepreneurial Careers Talk with University of Buckingham

Today (20th October) our sixth formers are participating in a workshop with the University of Buckingham on entrepreneurial career paths. Pupils are working with students from the University who have set up their own business; gaining inspiration and discussing the skills required to start your own company.

Lizzie Metcalf Wins School Dyslexia Competition

Congratulations to Lizzie Metcalf who has been announced as the winner of the school's recent dyslexia competition. Lizzie wrote a brilliant poem entitled, 'owning it', in which she describes overcoming the fear of dyslexia. Lizzie is pictured here with Dyslexia Tutor, Mrs Sandell. Well done, Lizzie!

Sixth Formers Enjoy Team Building Day at Frontier Centre

On Monday 17th October our sixth formers spent a team-building day at the Frontier Centre at Rock UK. They did the high ropes and water rafting. A brilliant day was had by all.

Pupils Raise £131 for the Chance to Shine Bursary

On Friday 14th October pupils held a cake sale to raise £131 towards the Chance to Shine bursary which helps provide young people aged between 5 and 21 with an opportunity to explore their creativity and express themselves in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment by primarily focusing on developing [...]

Q5 Pupils Meet Tim Peake at National Space Station

Q5 pupils visited the Space Centre last Friday as a follow up to their term's work on Earth and Space. They attended a workshop in which they were taught about the hazards of being in space and the new materials that have been developed in space which are now used in everyday items on [...]

Fabulous Q10 GCSE Art Coursework

Our Q10 GCSE art students have produced some amazing artwork for their GCSE portfolio on the theme of aspects of still life. See our photo gallery for more wonderful examples of the artistic talent we have here at Quinton.

Muddy Stilettos Gives Quinton House Glowing Review

Anna-Lou Dearden, Editor of Muddy Stilettos Northants, recently visited Quinton. Read her full review here: http://northants.muddystilettos.co.uk/category/kids/muddy-best-schools-guide/

Pupils Attend Shakespeare Schools Festival at the Deco Theatre

Pupils attended their Shakespeare Schools Festival workshop at the Deco Theatre on Thursday 6th October where they worked with professional actors and directors. Our performance of Macbeth is on Thursday 10th November at The Royal and Derngate - tickets are nearly sold out so make sure you get yours soon from the [...]

Former Pupil Michelle York Gives Careers Talk

Former pupil, Michelle York, and her business partner, Andy Dent, gave a careers talk to Year 9 to 13 pupils today, sharing their experiences of how they set up their own IT Company, Innovit. Pupils heard how Michelle and Andy broke into the sector and worked their way up before [...]

Kayden Dixon Wins Mens Gymnastics Silver Medal

Quinton's very own Kayden Dixon won a silver medal and came 5th overall in the recent London men's gymnastics open championship. Well done Kayden!

Year 11 Pupils Complete D of E Bronze Award

Four of our year 11 girls made easy work of the two day Duke of Edinburgh expedition across the Northamptonshire countryside last weekend. Their assessor fed back how amazing they were. Not one mistake was made as they negotiated the 36km trek. We are very proud to offer the Duke [...]

Q7 Return From Three Day Yorkshire Tour!

On Friday year 7 pupils returned from a 3 day tour of Yorkshire, taking in a guided walking tour of York, boat trip, chocolate museum, Scarborough Castle, Flamingoland and York Minster. Pupils had a fabulous time and represented Quinton House brilliantly. Well done year 7.

£391 Raised Today at QHS Macmillan Coffee Morning

The sixth form team did a brilliant job today hosting the Quinton House Macmillan Coffee Morning and managing the cake sale at break time. Many thanks to all parents and staff who donated cakes and came along to support the event. An impressive £391 was raised.

Abbey Jelf-Barrow Qualifies for the ASA National Synchro Competition

Huge congratulations to Q7 pupil, Abbey Jelf-Barrow, a member of the Rugby synchronisation swimming team, who has qualified for the ASA National Synchro competition in December in the under 12s category. Abbey trains 4-5 days a week at the Rugby Synchro Club, starting at 6:00am on Saturday mornings and late [...]

Q6 Lead Wonderful Harvest Festival Service

We were delighted to see so many parents join the Key Stage 2 pupils and in particular Q6 for our Harvest Festival this week. Q6 did a fantastic job of showing us all the wonders of the colours we see around us with choral speaking, plays, poems, rhymes, song and [...]

Pupils Raise £832.60 for Jeans for Genes Day

Pupils at Quinton House School have today raised an impressive £832.60 for Jeans for Genes Day. The monies raised by schools and workplaces on Jeans for Genes Day fund a range of initiatives that improve the lives of children affected by a genetic disorder.

e-safety Talks in School Today for Yr5-Yr13

Pupils in Year 5 through to Year 13 are today receiving a talk on e-safety; promoting safe use of the internet and social media.

Pupils Celebrate Superb GCSE Results

Pupils and teachers at Quinton House School, an independent non-selective school, are celebrating after another year of excellent GCSE results. An impressive 83% of the cohort gained 5 or more A* to C grades, with 84.5% of overall results at grades A*-C. This is 17.6% higher than the national average. [...]

Holly Winterburn Captains the England U16s Women's Basketball Team

Holly Winterburn returned from the European Basketball Championships in Romania earlier this week where she was given the honour of being Captain of the England Under 16s Women's team. England came 10th out of 23 teams and out of the 276 girls there for each country Holly was top performer [...]

A Level Pupils Celebrate Exam Success

Pupils at Quinton House School carry on the school’s tradition of achieving strong results. Particular congratulations go to Eva Bradshaw who achieved A*, A, B and B in Geography, English Literature, Psychology and Drama and is going to Exeter University to read English. A delighted Guy Denton achieved A*, A*, [...]

The Queen Sends Letter to Nursery Pupils

Quinton House Nursery pupils are very excited to have received a photo and letter from HM the Queen thanking them for the card they sent her wishing her a happy 90th birthday!

Staff vs Students Cricket Match

Lots of fun at the staff vs students cricket match this afternoon!

Junior School Visit to Warwick Castle

The Junior School had a great time on their school trip to Warwick Castle!

Our Nursery Pupils Graduate!

Yesterday saw our Nursery graduation with beautiful singing and a slideshow of the children doing various activities over the last year. A wonderful afternoon celebrating our youngest pupils as they transition to Reception class.

Sports Awards Evening 2016

The 2016 Sports Awards was once again a memorable evening. Our guest speaker, Mr Phillip Dowsen, (rugby legend) was amazing delivering a very important speech that really captured the values and ethos of sport at QHS and inspired both pupils and parents. This year was our biggest awards evening. We [...]

Fantastic Team Spirit at Middle School Sports Day

Our pupils showed great team spirit and brilliant sporting performance at today's Middle School Sport Day.

Wonderful Celebration of Pupils' Achievements at Junior School Awards

Wonderful Junior School Awards afternoon celebrating our pupils’ amazing achievements across a range of subjects. Fabulous musical interludes with beautiful singing and mesmerising African drumming! Congratulations also to the new head boy and head girl who take up their positions in September. We wish you lots of luck and hope [...]

Fierce Competition at Senior Sports Day

Fierce inter-house competition and records broken at the Senior School Sports Day and BBQ today!

Nursery & Lower School Sports Day in Full Swing!

The Nursery and Lower School Sports Day is in full swing with some brilliant performances from our pupils who are having a great morning!

Brilliant Performances at Cognita Cricket Festival

On Tuesday 21st June, two teams from Quinton House participated in the Cognita Cricket Festival with brilliant results. 15 boys from Years 3-6 travelled to Downsend School in Surry for a super 6s tournament. Both the under 11 and under 9 teams had difficult groups and started the day apprehensively [...]

GCSE Art Exhibition

Parents, staff and students attended a GCSE art exhibition on 7th June to showcase students' GCSE portfolios. Praise was given to pupils' creativity and their high standard of work.

GCSE Art Students Working with Local Art Sculptors

On Wednesday 25th May Quinton House GCSE art students took part in a workshop with artists, Philip Bews and Diane Gorvin, to design and make a shoe from wax to be cast in bronze and used as part of a sculpture trail on the Upton Place housing development. Northampton has [...]

J6 at The Black Country Museum

On Wednesday 4th May J6 went to the Black Country Living Museum to find out about the lives of four children who had lived in the Victorian times, to support our biography writing in English and our topic of Victorians in History. We were all fascinated by how each building [...]

J4 Visit to Sulgrave Manor

On Wednesday 27th April J4 took a step back in time to the Tudor period at Sulgrave Manor. Pupils changed into traditional clothing from the time and searched the authentic Manor House for clues that Lord Washington was about to leave on an expedition overseas. Pupils then boarded and loaded [...]

£5000 Raised for Sport Relief

The money has now been counted and we are delighted to confirm that Quinton House School raised £5,000 for Sport Relief. The Junior School raised £2,000 with a fun run and sports mufti and £3,000 was raised by the Senior School who organised a Sports Day afternoon (including the 3 legged race, [...]

Cognita Netball Festival

Quinton House once again had a successful day at the annual Cognita Netball Festival held in Surrey on Monday 18th April. Organised by our very own director of sport, Mr Tom Muskin, this was the biggest year yet. With over 200 pupils from 13 different Cognita schools in attendance, it [...]

Author Visit and Book Signing

Today author, Rhian Ivory, came to Quinton House School to talk about her new novel, “The Boy who Drew the Future”. She offered signed copies of the book, heralded as “one of the Daily Telegraph’s Best YA Books of 2015”.   “Danger is all around in this well-crafted YA novel. I guarantee [...]

Pupils Celebrate The Queen's Birthday

Pupils and staff celebrated The Queen's 90th birthday today with traditional British fish and chips and music from the decade of The Queen's birth.

Life Education Bus Visits Junior School

On 14th and 15th April, the Northamptonshire Life Education bus visited pupils at the Nursery and Junior School to deliver a series of age appropriate health educational programmes designed to encourage children to take a positive attitude towards health. Pupils engaged in interactive demonstrations and discussions about the body, healthy [...]