17/Jul/2023

Elite Sports End of Term Report

The Elite Sports Programme continued to flourish in 2022-2023.  Commencing with our 4-week trial process in September, a record number of students attended - 228 young athletes (73 for netball and 155 for football). As a result of our assessment protocols and squad balances, across the Football teams and Netball teams respectively in Years 7-8-9-10 we selected 111, with 51 for netball and 60 for football.

28/Jun/2023

World Champion Boxer Inspires Elite Students

Elite Sports students in Year 10 were visited former student and World Champion boxer, Chantelle Cameron.

7/Jun/2023

New Elite Netball Court Launch

23/May/2023

NTFC Talent ID Football Event

This week 16 girls from Northampton Academy were invited to Sixfields Stadium, the home of Northampton Town Football Club, to take part in a Talent ID Schools Football Event, which Charlene Ward-Greef, Head of Women & Girls Football at the club organised. 

11/May/2023

Elite Sports Trip to University of Northampton Sports Science Faculty

Our Year 10 and 11 Elite Sports cohort were given the opportunity to visit the University of Northampton Waterside Campus as part of the Careers Focus programme during Term 5 of the academic year.