Campion School, Bugbrooke

Campion School is a co-educational secondary school in Bugbrooke, about 6 miles (10 km) from Northampton, Northamptonshire. Founded in 1969, it became a Language College in September 1997, and in 2011 the school became an academy.^[1] 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.

Campion School
Address
Kislingbury Road, Bugbrooke Northampton , Northamptonshire , NN7 3QG England
Coordinates	52.213°N 1.006°W / 52.213; -1.006
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1967
Founder	Jason Burrows
Specialist	Language College
Department for Education URN	137087 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head Teacher	Patricia Hammond
Staff	90
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 19
Enrolment	1397
Houses	Ash, Beech, Cedar, Maple, Oak, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow
Colour(s)	Campion green
Website	http://www.campion.northants.sch.uk

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 in Northamptonshire. Extensions were added in 1971-2.^[2]

Performance and achievement

The school's latest full Ofsted inspection was in 2018, when the school was found to be "insufficient" in all areas, except for the sixth form.^[3] A section 8 report in 2015 which focused on the progress of disadvantaged students (the main weakness in the previous report) showed mixed results.^[4]

GCSE achievement (English and Maths)

Year	% A*-C	% 9-5	% 9-4
2011	69
2012	70
2013	78
2014	54
2015	61
2016
2017		50	72
2018		45	68
2019		46	73

Source:^[5]

Catchment area

The following are among the school's current catchment area:

• Bugbrooke
• Harpole
• Kislingbury
• Flore
• Great Brington
• Little Brington
• Nobottle
• Whilton
• Cold Higham
• Grimscote
• Weedon
• Gayton
• Pattishall
• Rothersthorpe
• Milton Malsor
• Dalscote
• Astcote
• Eastcote, Northamptonshire
• Upton

Notable former pupils

• Trevor Lock, comedian and playwright.^{[citation needed]}
• Tom MacRae, TV and film and playwright
• Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 2 presenter.^[6]
• Claire Hazelgrove, Politician
• Dan Gilkes, speedway rider^[7]