Northampton School for Boys
Academy converter secondary school in Northampton (West 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
Northampton School for Boys is a academy located in Northampton, West Northamptonshire. The school caters for boys pupils aged 11 to 18. The Headmaster is Richard Bernard.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
Key facts
- URN
- 136299
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (6 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.6 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Hakes Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alastair Thomson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Ashwell | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Angela Watson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Morcea Walker Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Elizabeth Bowman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Clare Young Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Angela Shaw Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Claire Alderson Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record