Quinton House School
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Quinton House School is a profit-making
coeducational independent school
located in Upton
, Northampton
, England. The school is owned and operated by the Cognita
Group. Quinton House School is the only co-educational independent school to offer senior education in the Northampton area.
The 1990s saw extensive renovations and upgrading of facilities at Quinton House, including a new sports field, pavilion and sixth form centre. Ownership of the school passed to Cognita in 2004, with the school celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2006.
, with a bespoke glazed atrium
construction. This area is used as a dining room and assembly for the Junior School. The school takes pupils aged 2 through to 18, and is divided into a Nursery, Junior, Senior schools, and the Sixth Form. The school was the first to join the Cognita Group, with Cognita now being the largest independent schools business in the UK.
For-Profit School
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coeducational independent school
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
located in Upton
Upton, Northamptonshire
Upton is a civil parish north-east of Kislingbury and south-west of Dallington, in Northamptonshire, England about west of Northampton town centre along the A45 road. Formerly a scattered hamlet, it is now part of the town...
, Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, England. The school is owned and operated by the Cognita
Cognita
Cognita is a private company which owns and operates independent schools throughout the United Kingdom. In addition, Cognita operates a number of international schools in Singapore, Spain, Thailand and Vietnam...
Group. Quinton House School is the only co-educational independent school to offer senior education in the Northampton area.
History
In 1946 the Upton Hall estate was sold by the last private owner to a trust with the converted property opening as Upton Hall School. The establishment was renamed Quinton House School in 1966. Ownership of the school buildings passed to Northampton Borough Council in 1986, with the school remaining as tenant of the buildings.The 1990s saw extensive renovations and upgrading of facilities at Quinton House, including a new sports field, pavilion and sixth form centre. Ownership of the school passed to Cognita in 2004, with the school celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2006.
The school today
At Upton Hall some of the buildings date from the 14th century. However, there have been more recent developments at the school, such as enclosing the current open air courtyardCourtyard
A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. These areas in inns and public buildings were often the primary meeting places for some purposes, leading to the other meanings of court....
, with a bespoke glazed atrium
Atrium (architecture)
In modern architecture, an atrium is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within a larger multistory building and often located immediately beyond the main entrance doors...
construction. This area is used as a dining room and assembly for the Junior School. The school takes pupils aged 2 through to 18, and is divided into a Nursery, Junior, Senior schools, and the Sixth Form. The school was the first to join the Cognita Group, with Cognita now being the largest independent schools business in the UK.