The Latimer Arts College is a foundation secondary school in Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire, England, teaching students aged 11 to 18. The school is heavily subscribed with approximately 1150 students. The most recent Ofsted inspection from January 2012 judged The Latimer Arts College as Satisfactory.
The school is also home to The Masque theatre, a popular theatre in the area which is used by both the school and the community.
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