Campion School is a co-educational secondary school in
Bugbrooke, about from
Northampton
Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...
, Northamptonshire. Founded in 1969, it became a
Language College in September 1997, and in 2011 the school became an
academy.
The school had 1397 students on roll for the 2014-2015 school year, with 71 teaching staff and 19 teaching assistants. In 2020 the school had 1738 students on roll, 69 Teaching staff and 21 teaching assistants.
History
The original buildings were built from 1966 to 1968 by the county architect's department and it was the first purpose-built
comprehensive school
A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res ...
in Northamptonshire. Extensions were added in 1971-2.
Performance and achievement
The school's latest full
Ofsted
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inspection was in 2018, when the school was found to be "insufficient" in all areas, except for the sixth form. A section 8 report in 2015 which focused on the progress of disadvantaged students (the main weakness in the previous report) showed mixed results.
GCSE achievement (English and Maths)
Source:
Catchment area
The following are among the school's current catchment area:
Notable former pupils
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Trevor Lock
Trevor Lock (born 2 September 1973) is an English comedian, actor and playwright. He is noted for the circuitous and Surrealism, surreal nature of his comedy.
Early life
Trevor Lock grew up in the Northamptonshire villages of Flore and Bugbr ...
, comedian and playwright.
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Tom MacRae
Tom MacRae (born 6 August 1977) is an English television writer, author, playwright, lyricist, television producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the creator of the television series ''Threesome'' and the book writer and lyricist of the ...
, TV and film and playwright
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Jo Whiley,
BBC Radio 2
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presenter.
['' Northampton Chronicle & Echo 4 November 2011, p13, "Sweet-toothed Jo's Children in Need 'land of cake believe' stunt"]
References
External links
Northants County Council school dataLeague Table Results at the BBCCampion School Podcast
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Academies in West Northamptonshire District
Educational institutions established in 1967
Secondary schools in West Northamptonshire District
1967 establishments in England