Northampton School for Boys (NSB) is a secondary school in Northampton, England.
The school was originally founded in 1541 by mayor Thomas Chipsey, as the town's free boys grammar school. In 1557, the school moved to St. Gregory's church, which was adapted for its use. The School remained on this site until 1864, when it moved to the Corn Exchange in the Market Square. In 1870, additional premises were opened in Abington Square to educate a furth...
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Northampton School for Boys (NSB) is a secondary school in Northampton, England.
The school was originally founded in 1541 by mayor Thomas Chipsey, as the town's free boys grammar school. In 1557, the school moved to St. Gregory's church, which was adapted for its use. The School remained on this site until 1864, when it moved to the Corn Exchange in the Market Square. In 1870, additional premises were opened in Abington Square to educate a further 200 pupils. Due to popularity, the school moved again in 1911, to new buildings constructed on the present site at Billing Road.
The school continued to flourish as Northampton Town and County Grammar School, until 1974 when it became a comprehensive school; as a result of this change, the school was demonised in the local press in 1980/81 when the Northants Post dubbed it the "School for Scoundrels" - a reference to the perception that sections of the school population were causing mayhem across the Abington area of the town.
In 1992, NSB...
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