Still "outstanding"
- Ofsted, May 2013
Nothing that happens at NTS does so by accident. The impeccable behaviour of our pupils (Ofsted’s phrasing, not mine), their politeness and good manners, their achievement (academic and extra-curricular) are all down to sheer hard work — theirs and ours. The standards we have fought hard to maintain have been established over many years by the commitment of a dedicated team of professionals.
The local context (a small industrial town in rural northern Cumbria) is, perhaps, not one you might associate with academic excellence and yet we were the first secondary school in the county to have been judged “outstanding” by Ofsted under their revised framework.
You will probably want to see for yourself what we have to offer and, to this end, I would be delighted to show you around.
Sam Northwood, MA, MEd
Headmaster
Carol Service – The Carol Service for Year 7 & 8 pupils is on Wednesday 18 December and the Senior Carol Service (Year 11 & Sixth Form) is on Friday 20 December. Both start at 2.15pm at St Mary’s Church, Wigton.
Family and friends are welcome to join us as seating will be available on the balcony.
Christmas Holidays – We finish for Christmas on Friday 20 December at 3.30pm and pupils return to school on Tuesday 7th January 2020.
We hope you can find all the information you need.
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Headmaster's letter September 2019
Headmaster's letter regarding school funding - March 2019
Sixth Form Open Evening letter January 2019
Headmaster's letter September 2018
Headmaster’s feedback to parents – parental questionnaire June 2018
Headmaster’s letter regarding parental questionnaire responses May 2018
Mid-Year Exams Information For Year 7 to 9 Pupils January 2018
The Nelson Thomlinson School was the first Cumbrian secondary school to be judged “outstanding” under the new Ofsted framework.
Ofsted, May 2013
It is crucial that, as we continue to develop as a school, we retain the atmosphere and environment that is ‘NTS.’
We call it NTS-ness.
We expect to ‘NTS’ all new members of our community. Staff and students need to understand why we are special, how we achieved this and recognise that it is not a ‘given’. To this end, we want everyone to have pride in ‘NTS-ness’.
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