Campion School was formed in 1977 when it moved to the present site on Sydenham Drive in

Leamington Spa Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following ...

, Warwickshire, England. In 2006, Campion was awarded dual specialisms of Business and Enterprise, and

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. The school became an

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on 1 January 2012. Campion School is a mixed 11 to 18 secondary school. Although the school mainly serves South Leamington, it also take pupils from

Whitnash Whitnash is a town and civil parish located southeast of, and contiguous with Leamington Spa and Warwick in Warwickshire, England. In 2001, it had a population of 7,629 which increased to 9,129 in the 2011 census. History Whitnash was mention ...

Radford Semele Radford Semele is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England, situated close to the Regency spa town of Leamington Spa. According to the 2001 Census, Radford Semele parish has a population of 2,448, according to 2021 census. It li ...

and

Bishop's Tachbrook Bishop's Tachbrook is a village and civil parish in the Warwick District of Warwickshire, England. The village is about south of Warwick and Leamington Spa. A church at Bishop's Tachbrook is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The village contain ...

, other areas of Leamington, and the Heathcote area of

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. The maximum number of pupils admitted in any one year is 155.

Facilities

Campion School has facilities that include: sports hall, youth centre, adult education centre, sixth form centre, playing fields, community rooms, conference/assembly hall, floodlit activity area, provision for the disabled, and a new technology block. Sydenham Sports Centre is a dual use facility opened in the late 1970s that is situated in the school grounds.

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* {{authority control Academies in Warwickshire Schools in Leamington Spa Educational institutions established in 1973 Secondary schools in Warwickshire 1973 establishments in England