The East Northamptonshire College
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The East Northamptonshire College or TENC for short is a consortium of secondary schools in East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Thrapston and Rushden, which is the largest town in the area...

 that offer Post-16 education.

Structure

The Consortium consists of four secondary schools, Rushden Community College
Rushden Community College
Rushden Community College is a co-educational comprehensive school in Rushden, Northamptonshire. Founded in 1977, it is a specialist mathematics and computing college. The current Head Teacher is Mr Mark Lester, who was previously head at Kettering Science Academy...

 based in Rushden
Rushden
Rushden is a town and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England.The parish of Rushden covers an area of some and is part of the district of East Northamptonshire. The population of Rushden was estimated at around 28,368, making it the fifth largest town in the county...

, The Ferrers School based in Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers is a market town in the Nene Valley in East Northamptonshire, England, close to the Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire borders. It forms a single urban area with Rushden to the south and has an estimated population of 6,086...

, Manor School
Manor School and Sports College
Manor School and Sports College is a comprehensive school in Raunds, Northamptonshire, England. The school was awarded specialist sports college status in 2003 and has been noted as "good" by the independent education standards board, Ofsted.- Education :...

 based in Raunds
Raunds
Raunds is a small market town in rural Northamptonshire, England. It has a population of 8,275 , is a civil parish, and is part of the East Northamptonshire district.- Geography :Raunds is situated 21 miles north-east of Northampton...

 and Huxlow Science College based in Irthlingborough
Irthlingborough
Irthlingborough , originally called Artleborough, is a small town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England with a population of 6,179 people according to the 2001 census. It is the smallest town in England to have possessed a league association football team, Rushden & Diamonds. The parish...

. The college provides free transport to all the different schools so all students can get to individual lessons.

The College is now in parntnership with Prince William School
Prince William School
Prince William School is a comprehensive school in Oundle, Northamptonshire. The school was built in 1971 and currently holds 1156 pupils. It was named in honour of Prince William of Gloucester whose family home, Barnwell Manor is a few miles away. Prince William was killed in an air crash less...

 (PWS) based in Oundle
Oundle
Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 or 5,674 . It lies some north of London and south-west of Peterborough...



Range of courses

Because there are four different schools, the college can offer a greater range of courses; many more than a normal Sixth Form College
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...

. This is seen in the college's rapid growth in recent years. As the College is split between four schools, the government's inspectors - Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....

do not inspect the College as a whole but the four individual schools sixth forms when secondary education is inspected. This then gives four different reports on how the sixth form is being managed at different schools. The College is officially based at Rushden Community College, where the assistant headteacher and administrative staff are also based.

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