--- title: "Coding Classes in Northamptonshire | Live Online, Ages 6 to 67" description: "Live online coding, Python and maths classes across Northamptonshire, from Northampton, Corby and Kettering to Wellingborough, Rushden, Daventry and Brackley." canonical: https://learn.modernagecoders.com/coding-classes-in-northamptonshire source: src/pages/coding-classes-in-northamptonshire.html --- > Live online coding, Python and maths classes across Northamptonshire, from Northampton, Corby and Kettering to Wellingborough, Rushden, Daventry and Brackley. Skip to contentCourses for Northamptonshire ## Where Northamptonshire learners get going A seven-year-old in Rushden making a first game, a Year 9 in Kettering who likes puzzles with rules, a Year 12 in Brackley aiming at computer science, and an adult in Northampton preparing for technical interviews. Each starts with a free lesson. [![Scratch Coding for Kids course thumbnail](/images/scratch-kids.webp)Ages 6 to 12Scratch Coding for KidsBlock programming for younger children, a first step towards programs that decide what to do next.See the syllabus](/courses/scratch-programming-complete-course)[![Python and AI for Kids course thumbnail](/images/python-kids.webp)Ages 8 to 12Python and AI for KidsTyped Python for children, with games, puzzles and first steps with data and AI.See the syllabus](/courses/python-ai-kids-masterclass)[![Problem Solving for Teens course thumbnail](/images/problem-solving-teens.webp)Ages 13 to 18Problem Solving for TeensAlgorithms and problem solving for teenagers, with sorting, searching and choosing between methods by what they cost.See the syllabus](/courses/problem-solving-dsa-masterclass-teens)[![Data Structures & Algorithms Course course thumbnail](/images/dsa-college.webp)AdultsData Structures & Algorithms CourseInterview-ready data structures and algorithms, including queues, priority queues and a task scheduler project.See the syllabus](/courses/data-structures-algorithms-masterclass-college) Browse the [course atlas](/course-atlas) for more than one hundred options and use the [coding roadmap](/coding-roadmap) to check prerequisites. The four we are known for ### Python, AI, vibe coding and agentic coding These run underneath everything above. Every one is live and online, placed by ability rather than by age, and the first class is free. [![Vibe Coding for Teens course thumbnail](/images/vibe-coding-teens.webp)Vibe codingAges 13 to 17Vibe Coding for TeensPython, web and AI projects where the learner still owns the thinking.See the syllabus](/courses/vibe-coding-for-teens-python-web-ai-projects-course)[![Python Automation Course course thumbnail](/images/python-college.webp)Python and AICollege and adultPython Automation CourseAutomate the work you already do, then let AI carry part of it.See the syllabus](/courses/python-ai-automation-masterclass-college)[![AI and Machine Learning for Teens course thumbnail](/images/ai-ml-teens.webp)AI and MLAges 14 to 18AI and Machine Learning for TeensTrain a model, read what it learned, and be able to say why it is wrong.See the syllabus](/courses/ai-ml-masterclass-teens)[![Codex & Claude Code course thumbnail](/images/codex-claude-code-adults.webp)Agentic codingProfessionalsCodex & Claude CodeRun AI coding agents on real work without losing control of the codebase.See the syllabus](/courses/codex-and-claude-code-ai-coding-agents-masterclass-for-adults-professionals)Northamptonshire in figures ## 785,250 people under two councils Council counts are from the 2021 Census on Nomis, with the county total our own sum. For towns we use the ONS built-up area figures, having recounted each from its census output areas. | Town | Residents | Town | Residents | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Northampton | 243,520 | Brackley | 16,190 | | Corby | 68,160 | Desborough | 11,900 | | Kettering | 63,150 | Towcester | 11,330 | | Wellingborough | 54,425 | Burton Latimer | 10,445 | | Rushden | 31,685 | Raunds | 10,230 | | Daventry | 27,790 | Irthlingborough | 9,310 | West Northamptonshire, with Northampton, Daventry, Brackley and Towcester, had 425,725 residents; North Northamptonshire, with Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Rushden, had 359,525. Below the table sit Higham Ferrers, Rothwell and Thrapston, and many villages between. Every town in the list lies wholly inside the county, and every published figure matches our own count within a few people. Holiday dates come from the two councils and from academy trusts. We have not read those calendars, so families tell us their dates and we pause accordingly. ### Neighbouring county pages Northamptonshire borders several counties with pages of their own, including [Leicestershire](/coding-classes-in-leicestershire), [Warwickshire](/coding-classes-in-warwickshire), [Oxfordshire](/coding-classes-in-oxfordshire), [Bedfordshire](/coding-classes-in-bedfordshire) and [Cambridgeshire](/coding-classes-in-cambridgeshire). The Northamptonshire project ## Which floor should the lift go to next? One lift, three rules for choosing the next call, and two ways of judging them. The learner builds an invented 30-floor building with one lift. Floors are 3.5 metres apart and the lift moves at 7 metres per second, the top speed the Northampton tower was built to test, so each floor takes half a second, and every stop costs 12 seconds for doors and people. Three hundred calls arrive at random times, a third of them from the ground floor. The program then tries three rules. First come, first served answers calls strictly in order. Nearest first always goes to the closest waiting call. The LOOK rule, often called the elevator algorithm, keeps travelling in one direction while anyone ahead is waiting, then turns round. | Rule | Average wait | 1 in 20 waited longer than | Longest wait | Floors travelled | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | First come, first served | 127.2 s | 278.1 s | 317.4 s | 1,640 | | Nearest first | 122.4 s | 482.2 s | 734.5 s | 616 | | LOOK | 98.3 s | 261.3 s | 337.4 s | 654 | Nearest first looks efficient: it travels only 616 floors, well under half the distance of first come, first served, and its average wait is a little lower. But its longest wait is 734.5 seconds, more than twelve minutes, because while calls keep appearing near the lift, someone at the far end is never the closest. Computer scientists call this starvation. LOOK travels almost as little, has the lowest average wait of the three, and keeps the longest wait to 337.4 seconds, because a lift that sweeps up and down must reach every floor eventually. In a quiet period, with a call every 30 seconds, the three rules are much closer: averages of 16.7, 14.1 and 14.0 seconds. Rules only really show their character when the system is under pressure. That is the second lesson: test a design at its busiest, and judge it by the unluckiest user as well as the average one. ### Ages 8 to 11 Act out a lift in the classroom with cards for floors, try answering the nearest call, and see who ends up waiting longest. ### Ages 11 to 15 Write the three rules as Python functions on a list of waiting floors, then run a small simulation and print average and longest waits. ### Ages 15 and up Add random arrivals, measure percentiles, change the call rate, and find the load at which nearest first starts to starve distant floors. ### What is real and what is modelled The tower's dates, height and testing speed come from its Historic England list entry. The building, the calls and all the waiting times are our own simplified model: it ignores acceleration and counts only the wait until the lift arrives, not the ride. It says nothing about how any real lift is controlled. Why Northampton ## A 127-metre tower built only to test lifts The Northamptonshire link, from the official list entry. | Item | The list entry says | | --- | --- | | Grade | Listed at Grade II. | | Dates | Commissioned 1978 and built 1980 to 1982 by Stimpson and Walton for the Express Lift Company. | | Size | 127 metres high, tapering from 14.6 metres across at the bottom to 8.4 metres at the top. | | Purpose | A high-speed shaft for testing lifts at up to 7 metres per second, where faults are simulated. | | Rarity | When listed, the only lift testing tower in Britain and one of only two in Europe. | A tower built purely to test lifts is a reminder that everyday machines are engineered and checked with great care, and that more and more of that engineering is software. The same scheduling question the lift faces appears in computer disk drives, printer queues, delivery rounds and the order in which a computer handles its tasks. A Northamptonshire student who has watched nearest first starve the top floor has met one of the classic trade-offs in computer science. Modern Age Coders is independent of Historic England, the owners of the Express Lift Tower and both Northamptonshire councils. The list entry's words are Historic England's; the simulation and any mistakes are ours. Nearby pages [Milton Keynes](/best-coding-class-in-milton-keynes) is just south, with [Leicestershire](/coding-classes-in-leicestershire) to the north and [Bedfordshire](/coding-classes-in-bedfordshire) to the south-east. The path ## From button presses to scheduling algorithms The free lesson finds the right first step. Age is a starting guess and nothing more. Ages 6 to 10 ### Press and respond Block coding where sprites react to button presses, and a first look at doing things in order. [Scratch Coding for Kids](/courses/scratch-programming-complete-course)[Coding for Kids](/courses/kids-coding-blocks-masterclass)Ages 8 to 13 ### Lists and rules Typed Python with lists and simple rules for choosing what comes next. [Python and AI for Kids](/courses/python-ai-kids-masterclass)[Problem Solving and Computational Thinking for Kids](/courses/problem-solving-and-computational-thinking-for-kids)Ages 13 to 18 ### Algorithms compared Queues, sorting and searching for teenagers, with methods judged on average and worst cases. [Problem Solving for Teens](/courses/problem-solving-dsa-masterclass-teens)[Python for Teens](/courses/python-complete-masterclass-teens)Ages 18 to 67 ### Structures for work Data structures and algorithms for adults, from queues to priority queues and interview problems. [Data Structures & Algorithms Course](/courses/data-structures-algorithms-masterclass-college)[Python Masterclass](/courses/python-programming-masterclass-zero-to-advanced-college)AI and fairness in systems ## An AI can optimise the average. Who looks after the unluckiest person? Optimising one number can quietly make another much worse. Ask an assistant to write lift logic that minimises waiting, and nearest first is an obvious answer: it cuts travel and shaves the average. Unless someone asks about the worst case, nobody sees the twelve-minute wait on the top floor. Many automated systems are tuned the same way, to an average, and the people at the edges pay for it. A Northamptonshire learner who has printed the longest wait next to the average knows to ask for both, and to ask which users a change helps and which it harms. That habit matters wherever AI is used to allocate anything: appointments, deliveries, or places in a queue. So a young person in Northamptonshire should learn to code in 2026 to check who a clever system leaves waiting. The longer argument is in [why teenagers should still learn to code in 2026](/blog/is-coding-worth-learning-2026). Lesson logistics ## Corby to Brackley, no drive required Evening traffic around Northampton and between the towns eats time. Lessons online remove it completely. ### Learn where you live A bedroom in Wellingborough, a kitchen table in Towcester, a study in Desborough. Learner and teacher look at the same shared screen, and the learner types. ### School language we share Year groups, key stages, GCSEs and A levels mean the same to us as to Northamptonshire schools, and teaching is in English. ### Try it free A real lesson with real work, then a frank suggestion of level and course. No card details are needed. ### Groups by level Classmates are matched on stage, not postcode, so a group of five to ten might mix learners from Kettering, Kent and much further afield. ### Your holidays respected Two lessons a week is normal, with breaks for the holidays your own school keeps. ### Set in UK time We fix your slot in UK time and leave it alone when the clocks change; our teachers run on India time, several hours ahead, and absorb the shift. Why we sort by level A single town seldom has five learners at the same point free on the same evening. Level-based groups let a learner in Raunds or Irthlingborough join a class that suits them. Fees ## Fees in Northamptonshire Northampton or Thrapston, you pay the same, and it is what families pay in every country we teach except India. First class**USD 0** One whole lesson of genuine work, then advice on level and course. Group tuition**USD 100** Roughly eight lessons a month, in a group of five to ten at one level. Private tuition**USD 150** Roughly eight lessons a month, taught one-to-one. All prices are in US dollars and none in pounds. You are never charged before the free lesson has pinned down a course and a regular weekly slot. How pauses, missed lessons and a move between group and private classes work is set out on our pricing page. Request placement[Check availability](https://wa.me/919123366161?text=Hello%20Modern%20Age%20Coders%2C%20please%20could%20we%20book%20a%20free%20lesson%20for%20a%20learner%20in%20Northamptonshire%3F)Reviews ## In families' words, from Google Rated 4.9 across 547 Google reviews. These are real reviews, reproduced as written. ★★★★★ "The one step solution for my son. Modern Age Coders make learning coding so simple that kids love it. The teachers explain complex concepts clearly with practical exercises and interactive content." Ria Mukherjee Parent ★★★★★ "Modern Age Coders has been a game-changer for me. I struggled to grasp IT concepts and coding before joining, but their classes transformed everything. I can now confidently write complex programs with ease." Samriddha Mondal Student ★★★★★ "One of the most wonderful education centres out there. Education is not limited to school syllabus but focuses on skill development." Vansh Agarwal Student ★★★★★ "My child Dhairya is really enjoying the Modern Age Coders classes. This is his first online class and he eagerly looks forward to it. I can already see his improvement, and the teachers are very cooperative." Sonam Oswal Parent of Dhairya ★★★★★ "Modern Age Coders have wonderful teachers who teach in a clear, easy and practical way. The teacher boosts students' confidence and inspires them to learn without hesitation." Sonu Goyal Parent ★★★★★ "I highly recommend this computer coding class! The teachers are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about coding." Ritu Kedia Parent Free placement class ## Book a free lesson in Northamptonshire Let us know the learner's age or school year and one thing they enjoy. A first lesson could be a Scratch game with buttons, a first Python list, or the lift simulation on this page. ### Contact the team directly WhatsApp or call [+91 91233 66161](tel:+919123366161), or email [contact@modernagecoders.com](mailto:contact@modernagecoders.com). This is Modern Age Coders' actual contact, an Indian number, and not an invented Northamptonshire one. [WhatsApp Modern Age Coders](https://wa.me/919123366161?text=Hello%20Modern%20Age%20Coders%2C%20please%20could%20we%20book%20a%20free%20lesson%20for%20a%20learner%20in%20Northamptonshire%3F) Submitted details are used for placement and follow-up. FAQ ## Northamptonshire questions The county, the lift project and practical details. ### How many people live in Northamptonshire? West Northamptonshire had 425,725 usual residents and North Northamptonshire 359,525 when the 2021 Census was taken. Put together, that is 785,250, a sum we worked out from the two ONS figures on Nomis. ### What are the largest towns in Northamptonshire? By ONS built-up area: Northampton 243,520, Corby 68,160, Kettering 63,150, Wellingborough 54,425 and Rushden 31,685. ### What is the lift project? Learners simulate one lift in Python with three rules for picking the next call, and find that nearest first travels least but, in a busy period, leaves one person waiting 734.5 seconds, while the LOOK rule keeps the worst wait to 337.4 seconds. ### What is the Express Lift Tower? A 127-metre lift testing tower in Northampton, built 1980 to 1982 and listed at Grade II, with a shaft for testing lifts at up to 7 metres per second, according to its Historic England list entry. ### What is starvation in computing? When a rule for sharing something keeps favouring others so that one request waits far longer than it should, or forever. Nearest first can starve distant floors when the lift is busy. ### Do you have a centre in Northamptonshire? No. We only teach live online, so learners join from home anywhere in the county. ### What ages do you teach? Six to sixty-seven. Young children usually begin with blocks, typed Python tends to start somewhere between eight and ten, teenagers go deeper into algorithms, and adults often pick Python or data structures. Where each person starts is decided in the free lesson. ### Can adults learn data structures and algorithms? Yes. The college and adult course covers data structures and algorithms up to interview level, including queues, priority queues and a task scheduler. ### How much are the lessons? The first one is free. Continuing costs USD 100 monthly for a group or USD 150 monthly for one-to-one, and there is neither an enrolment fee nor a minimum period. ### Do lessons stop for Northamptonshire school holidays? They can. North Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire and academy trusts publish their dates, and we plan breaks around your school's. Around the county ## Other pages nearby Neighbours include [Leicestershire](/coding-classes-in-leicestershire), [Warwickshire](/coding-classes-in-warwickshire), [Bedfordshire](/coding-classes-in-bedfordshire) and [Milton Keynes](/best-coding-class-in-milton-keynes). The [UK hub](/coding-classes-in-united-kingdom) has every other area. 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