Northampton School For Girls

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Northampton School for Girls
Type	Comprehensive secondary school
Headteacher	Penelope Westwood
Specialism	Music
Location	Spinney Hill Rd Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 6DG England
Ofsted number	122083
Students	c. 1400
Gender	Girls
Ages	11 to 18
Website	http://www.nsg.northants.sch.uk/
Coordinates: 52°15′56″N 0°52′27″W / 52.2656, -0.8741

Northampton School for Girls (NSG) is a girls-only comprehensive secondary school in Northampton, England. In 2004, the school gained specialist Music College status, the first school in England to do so ^[1], and as a result provides a wide range of musical opportunities for both its students and the local community (although it still remains outperformed by Northampton School For Boys, which is a Technology College). It is also home to Spinney Hill Theatre, where both NSG students and other groups regularly perform. The theatre was used for classical music productions whilst work was undertaken on the Derngate theatre. ^[2]

Contents 1 Notable alumnae 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Notable alumnae

• Bertha Swirles, Physicist
• Lesley Joseph, Actress

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.nsgmusic.co.uk/
2. ^ Dramatic changes at the Royal and Derngate. BBC.

[edit] See also

• Northampton School For Boys

[edit] External links

• http://www.nsg.northants.sch.uk The school's official website.
• http://www.nsgmusic.co.uk The school's music website.
• An article mentioning NSG and its oversubscribed status.