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The Latimer Arts College
Foundation school in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Latimer Arts College is an 11 to 18 secondary school in Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire.
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History
The Latimer Arts College opened in 1976 as Latimer School.[citation needed]
In 1998, the College received a £1.7 million grant to build a community performing arts centre – The Masque Theatre – and, subsequently, became a specialist performing arts college, rebranding to Latimer Community Arts College.
In 2007, the College changed its name to The Latimer Arts College – as it is known today.
Since 2019, the College has been the only local authority-maintained secondary school in Northamptonshire.
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Academic standards
The most recent Ofsted inspection, from April 2023, stated "The Latimer Arts College continues to be a good school".[1]
In 2025, it was ranked as the eleventh best-performing state secondary school in Northamptonshire, based on an above average Progress 8 score at GCSE.[2] In 2024, the average A Level grade attained by Sixth Form students was C+, placing the college seventh among state sixth forms in Northamptonshire.[3]
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The Masque Theatre
The Latimer Arts College is the base for The Masque Theatre, a community performing arts centre operated by Kettering Community Trust. The Masque Theatre has a 200 tier-seat theatre, drama and dance studios, music rooms, recording studios, and a meeting and conference room.[4]
Sixth form
The former community centre was refurbished and opened as the new 'SixthForm@Latimer' building on 9 December 2024, with dedicated spaces for both studying and socialising.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Mae Stephens, singer and songwriter.[6]
References
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