Education
Northampton School for Boys' motto is "a tradition of excellence" and to this effect the school aims to stretch every pupil as much as possible, something for which Ofsted have commended them.
Most pupils usually study ten subjects for GCSE, alongside Physical Education and Citizenship & Guidance. All pupils must take English, English Literature, Mathematics, at least Double Science, Product Design, a foreign language (either French or Spanish), a humanity (either history or geography), an expressive art (either Art, Music, Photography, Drama or Ceramics) and another subject of their own choice - either another foreign language, another humanity, separate sciences, business studies, religious studies or ICT.
With the exception of ceramics and dance (which are studied within art and drama respectively) and religious studies, all of these subjects may be continued at A-Level, in addition to the Social sciences (economics, psychology, philosophy, politics and sociology), further mathematics and music technology.
German used to be offered as a modern foreign language, but has recently been removed from the curriculum. In response to criticism from Ofsted, the school has introduced Religious Studies as a choice at GCSE level and Philosophy at A-Level. After the A-level results in 2011, Spanish was the most successful subject.
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