The Latimer Arts College
Foundation secondary school in Kettering (North Northamptonshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At Latimer, we share a set of common values that guide us in all we do: Honesty, Excellence, Ambition, Respect and Teamwork. As a community we aspire to be the best we can and to exemplify these values through our interactions with others and our personal attitude to learning. We are passionate about unlocking students potential and inspiring ambitious futures.
We ensure there are no barriers to achievement and no limits on aspiration. We provide a highly stimulating learning experience with a wealth of wider opportunities to enable students to gain skills, personal qualities and qualifications, that will lead them to have fulfilling careers and choices in their futures.
At the heart of everything we do is the desire to ensure students leave Latimer as honest, respectful, confident young people, who will have a positive impact on our local community and wider society.
I am immensely proud to lead a team of dedicated professionals who strive to offer students an unrivalled educational experience, one where they are safe, happy and successful in all they do. Mrs Kathryn Murphy, Principal Please get in touch if you would like to join our team. For vacancies.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Accelerated Reader
- Bedrock Learning (Vocabulary)
- Sparx Maths
- Tassomai
Key facts
- URN
- 122066
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sue Wood | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Tracy Linger | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Greg Morris | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Spikesley-Douglas | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Cowland | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Lynne Freeland | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Rogers | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Wayne Southern | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Dark | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kathryn Murphy | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Nigel Corrigan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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