Northampton School for Girls

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Northampton School for Girls is a girls-only comprehensive secondary school with academy status, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.In 2004, the school gained specialist Music College status, the first school in England to do so. This resulted in a provision of musical opportunities for both students and the local community. 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.EducationAll students in GCSE must usually study English, English Literature, Mathematics, either Double Science or separate sciences, Design and Technology, a Foreign Language, Humanities, Religious Studies, ICT and a Performing Arts Students may also take up additional GCSE's if they wish, such as Health and Social Care, or short course Statistics. The school also allows students to study 'Twilight' classes, such as Twilight Drama.There is a very wide range of subjects available to Post 16 Students: Applied Business, Applied ICT, Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Creative Media Diploma, Dance, Diploma in Society - Health and Development, Drama and Theatre Studies, English Language, English Language and Literature, English Literature, Film Studies, Food Technology, French, Functional Skills, Further Mathematics, General Studies, Geography, German, Government and Politics, Graphics, Health and Social Care, History, ICT, Mathematics, Music, Music Technology, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Religion and Philosophy/Ethics, Resistant Materials, Sociology, Spanish and Textiles.