Editing Northamptonshire (section)

==Education==
===Schools===
Northamptonshire County Council previously operated a comprehensive system of state-funded secondary schools.<ref>[http://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/ncc/Templates/content_applications.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fLearning%2fInstitutions%2fschoolsdir.htm%3fSchoolDetail%3d9287031|Special%2520-%2520Primary&NRNODEGUID={7BF3FCE4-28B4-49B8-8F4E-CEA308D6E556}&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest Northamptonshire County Council: Northamptonshire Schools Directory] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721221546/http://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/ncc/Templates/content_applications.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2FLearning%2FInstitutions%2Fschoolsdir.htm%3FSchoolDetail%3D9287031%7CSpecial%2520-%2520Primary&NRNODEGUID=%7B7BF3FCE4-28B4-49B8-8F4E-CEA308D6E556%7D&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest |date=21 July 2012 }}. Retrieved 8 August 2009.</ref> From May 2021 compulsory education in the county is administered by North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council. The county is home to [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] schools [[Oundle School|Oundle]], [[Quinton House School]], [[Wellingborough School]], [[Spratton Hall School]], [[Northampton High School, England|Northampton High School]].

The county's [[Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust|music and performing arts trust]] provides peripatetic music teaching to schools. It also supports 15 local Saturday morning music and performing arts centres around the county and provides a range of county-level music groups.

===Colleges===
There are seven colleges across the county, with the [[Tresham College of Further and Higher Education]] having four campuses in three towns: [[Corby]], [[Kettering]] and [[Wellingborough]].<ref>[http://www.tresham.ac.uk/about/our_campuses Tresham College: Our Campuses] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029040832/http://www.tresham.ac.uk/about/our_campuses |date=29 October 2009 }}. Retrieved 8 August 2009.</ref> Tresham, which was taken over by Bedford College in 2017 due to failed Ofsted inspections, provides [[further education]] and offers vocational courses and re-sit [[GCSE]]s.<ref>[https://www.tresham.ac.uk/courses-at-tresham/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801223351/http://www.tresham.ac.uk/courses-at-tresham/|date=1 August 2017}}. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> It also offers Higher Education options in conjunction with several universities.<ref>[http://www.tresham.ac.uk/higher_education Tresham College: Higher Education] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519122926/http://www.tresham.ac.uk/higher_education |date=19 May 2009 }}. Retrieved 8 August 2009.</ref> Other colleges in the county are: [[Fletton House]], [[Knuston Hall]], [[Moulton College]], [[Northampton College]], [[Northampton New College]] and [[The East Northamptonshire College]].

===University===
Northamptonshire has one university, the [[University of Northampton]]. It has two campuses {{convert|2.5|mi|km|1}} apart and 10,000 students.<ref>[http://www.northampton.ac.uk/about/ The University of Northampton: About Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323035135/http://www.northampton.ac.uk/about/ |date=23 March 2009 }}. Retrieved 8 August 2009.</ref> It offers courses for needs and interests from foundation and undergraduate level to postgraduate, professional and doctoral qualifications. Subjects include traditional arts, humanities and sciences subjects, as well as entrepreneurship, product design and advertising.<ref>[http://www.northampton.ac.uk/courses/search/ The University of Northampton: Course finder] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418031118/http://www.northampton.ac.uk/courses/search/ |date=18 April 2009 }}. Retrieved 8 August 2009.</ref>