Campion School (Bugbrooke)

Campion School (Bugbrooke)

Infobox UK school
name = Campion School


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motto = "Success through
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established = 1967
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type = State Secondary Comprehensive and Language College
religion = Non denominational
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head = Robert Clayton
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chair_label = Head of Governors
chair = John Baylis
founder = Northamptonshire County Council
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street = Kislingbury Road, Bugbrooke
city = Northampton
county = Northamptonshire
country = Englandflagicon|England
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LEA = Northants County Council
ofsted = 122063
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enrollment = "ca.1,488
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 19
houses = Oak Rowan Sycamore Willow Ash Beech Cedar Maple
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website = http://www.campion.northants.sch.uk

Campion School, Bugbrooke, is a co-educational comprehensive school about six miles from Northampton, UK. Founded in 1967, it has been a Language College since September 1997. Languages taught include French, German, Japanese, Italian, Welsh and Spanish. The school takes about 230 pupils a year into its year 7 and has years 7 through to 13. Between 55% and 60% of pupils stay on to enter the sixth form.

League Table Performance

In the year 2007, the school had 52% of its pupils achieve 5 A*-C grades at GCSE against a national average of 46.7% and a county average of 42.3%. This places it 14th out of 43 schools in Northamptonshire at GCSE level. In the same year, the school gained 884.2 out of 1323.5 possible QCA points. This places it 5th out of 43 schools in Northamptonshire at AS/A2 level. The school has a 1.2% unauthorised absence rate (generally either truancy or holidays taken in term time which have not been agreed with the school), which is lower than the national and local averages of 1.4% and 1.6% respectively. The school had an OFSTED inspection under the current headmaster in early 2008. The results were published on 4th March 2008 [cite web|title = OFSTED inspection report published 2008-03-04|url = http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=314208&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\122\\s5_122063_20080304.pdf
accessdate = 2008-03-04
] . The report concluded that "Achievement in the main school is inadequate overall; students do not make sufficient progress. In the sixth form, it is outstanding".

Campion Radio

Campion School had a school radio which was hosted by students. It was purportedly a pre-chosen play list played on loudspeakers in the school's main hall, with the occasional interjection from students. More recently certain students have started playing music at lunchtimes over the hall's speaker system with the consent of the school teachers.

The Citrix Network

In 2004 Campion School installed a brand new network system based on a Citrix MetaFrame network using Microsoft software. The school has a wireless network throughout used by staff with access to personal laptops, and by students with Apple iBooks in most departments. The school network can also be accessed by students from home, through Campion's website. The school is working to improve the system.

MySpace Community

Campion School has a MySpace School Community, for alumni and current students. It leads an active discussion board and is moderated by a current student of the school. Campion students talk about the school, what can be done to improve it and what they do or don't like.

Catchment area

The following are among the school's catchment area:
*Bugbrooke
*Harpole
*Kislingbury
*Flore
*Great Brington
*Little Brington
*Nobottle
*Whilton
*Nether Heyford
*Weedon
*Gayton
*Pattishall
*Rothersthorpe
*Milton Malsor
*Dalscote
*Astcote
*Eastcote, Northamptonshire
*Upton

The Northamptonshire County Council provides free transport for students in catchment areas up to the statutory leaving age of 16. Those over the statutory leaving age or under that age but outside the village must either pay for this service or use their own transport. The only transport available through the school for those not in the catchment area is the Duston and Hunsbury bus, which students must pay for each term. Parking in and around the school can be a problem as a result.

Notable alumni

*Trevor Lock, comedian and playwright
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/12/20/anna_murby_profile_feature.shtml Anna Murby] , a former presenter at BBC Radio Northampton, says she started out "making the tea" and stayed at the "beeb" for 15 years, finishing a two year stint at 6-8am weekdays and left 29 August 2008 "after spending two years getting up at 4.15am"cite web|title = Northampton Chronicle & Echo, 2008-08-31: "Breakfast show presenter reveals why she had to leave"|url = http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Breakfast-show-presenter-reveals-why.4442662.jp|accessdate = 2008-08-31] .
*Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 1 presenter

References

External links

* [http://www.campion97.com Campion97 - Alumni]
* [http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Learning/Institutions/schoolsdir.htm?SchoolDetail=9284051|Secondary Northants County Council school data]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/928_4051.stm|League Table Results at the BBC]


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