Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, is the oldest secondary school in Northamptonshire, and one of the oldest in the country.
Part of the school was originally Towcester Grammar School, until Grammar schools were abolished in Northamptonshire. In 1968, the Grammar school was joined with the next-door Secondary Modern school, and the school was renamed Sponne, after Archdeacon William Sponne, who was Rector at the nearby St. Lawrence Church in the 15th century and the original founder of the school.
Sponne School is a mixed gender secondary school and sixth form, with 1358 pupils on the roll, around 200 of whom are in the Sixth Form. It is registered as a specialist science and music academy. The school is a member of the Tove Learning Trust, the CEO of which is Dr Jamie Clarke. The Headteacher of the school is Iain Massey.
The staff room, main reception and senior staff offices are in the centre of the school. Pupils are no longer permitted to enter unless directed by staff.
C Block - Consists of most of the art rooms, a computer room and senior staff offices.
D Block - Business and Innovation block, including 5 computer rooms, 3 workshops, 2 kitchens and 1 Textile room and 1 Business/Economics teaching room.
T Block - Rather than a block of classrooms, this block is a series of mobiles, used for humanities, drama, and music. T2, T3, T4 and T5 mobiles are situated next to S block. The T1 mobile is an extension teaching room with electronic keyboards for the M block.
E Block - The ground floor is where the 6th form common room is, along with some social sciences rooms and 1 computer room. The 1st floor is used to teach modern foreign languages, mainly French and German. The 3rd floor is dedicated to Mathematics. One room, E40, resides halfway between the second and third floors. This is a computer room and in 2008 was reassigned from the ICT faculty to the Mathematics faculty.
H Block - This is the main hall.
M Block - Until September 2006, separate from the rest of the school.