Campion School is a co-educational secondary school in

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, about from

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, Northamptonshire. Founded in 1969, it became a

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in September 1997, and in 2011 the school became an

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. 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. On 1 September 2023, Campion School & Language College became part of the United Learning Trust.

History

The original buildings were built from 1966 to 1968 by the county architect's department and it was the first purpose-built

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in Northamptonshire. Extensions were added in 1971-2.

Performance and achievement

The school's latest full

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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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, TV and film and playwright *

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'' 4 November 2011, p13, "Sweet-toothed Jo's Children in Need 'land of cake believe' stunt" *

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, Politician * Dan Gilkes, speedway rider

References

External links

Northants County Council school dataLeague Table Results at the BBCCampion School Podcast
{{authority control Academies in West Northamptonshire District Educational institutions established in 1967 Secondary schools in West Northamptonshire District 1967 establishments in England