Campion School
91%
Capacity
1,318
Pupils
1.7x
Demand
About Campion School
Campion School, a large mixed secondary in West Northamptonshire, has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2021. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when the school was judged to Require Improvement overall. The turnaround is reflected across the board: every category inspected in 2021 — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — was rated Good. The most telling academic metric for the school is its Progress 8 score of 0.17, which places pupils’ progress well above the local authority average of 0.05. That score ranks Campion 8th out of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire, putting it in the top half of its local peers and 36th percentile nationally. It also sits comfortably above the three top-performing schools in the area, though it trails the highest-scoring local school, Northampton School for Boys, by a significant margin.
At Key Stage 4, Campion’s Attainment 8 score sits at 47.7, with 68.7% of pupils achieving a grade 4 or above in English and maths. The school’s EBacc average point score is 4.2, and 44.1% of pupils entered the EBacc, though only 30.8% achieved the benchmark. Progress in individual subjects is broadly positive: maths progress is 0.2, English 0.08, and the EBacc subjects 0.12. The open element of Progress 8, which covers other qualifications, is the strongest at 0.26. In the sixth form, the school’s value-added score is 0.15, classed as Average, with students averaging a C grade per entry and 31.24 points per entry. The best three A-levels yield an average grade of C+. With 77 pupils in the cohort, 17% achieved at least AAB in two or more facilitating subjects. The school’s Progress 8 banding is Average, consistent with its sixth-form progress banding.
Campion is a popular school: for 2025/26 entry, it received 445 applications for 260 places, with 205 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.71. It has a dedicated Sixth Form Centre and a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, gymnasium, astro turf, tennis courts, and a chapel. The school offers a broad set of sports from rowing and hockey to martial arts, plus clubs covering drama, choir, orchestra, Young Enterprise, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Its SEND provisions are extensive, covering dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 20% of pupils eligible for free school meals, Campion serves a diverse intake and is well-suited to families looking for a large, improving comprehensive with strong progress outcomes and a genuine sixth-form offer.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 11 to 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Address | Bugbrooke, Northampton, West Northamptonshire, NN7 3QG |
| Headteacher | Kim Bradley - Smith |
| Local Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Number of Pupils | 1,318 |
| Free School Meals (FSM) | 20.0% |
| School Capacity | 1,318 / 1,455 (91% full) |
| Sixth Form | Yes |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
9 Nov 2021Overall Effectiveness
Good
Additional Provisions
Source: Ofsted, 9 Dec 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on Progress 8 (+0.17)
1159th of 3,141
Nationally
85th of 273
In East Midlands
8th of 22
In West Northamptonshire
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE Progress 8 data
GCSE Results
2023/24Progress 8 Score
Students make more progress than similar students nationally
Attainment 8 (vs national avg)
Students achieve significantly higher grades than the national average
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
A-Level Results
2023/24Average Points per Entry
Value Added Score
Best 3 A-Levels (Average)
'21/22
35.4
'22/23
32.2
'23/24
31.2
Source: Department for Education 16-18 Performance Tables, 2023/24. Value Added measures progress compared to students with similar GCSE results.
Where GCSE leavers go
2022/2343%
of GCSE leavers stay on for sixth form at this school (cohort: 213 pupils).
- School sixth form (stay)43%
- FE college39%
- Apprenticeship8%
- Employment6%
- Not sustained4%
96% of leavers had a sustained destination 6 months on.
Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance, KS4 pupil destinations 2022/23 (revised). Only state-funded schools are required to report.
Where school leavers go
2022/2358%
of A-level / Level 3 leavers go to higher education (cohort: 77 pupils).
Top-tier university progression
15%
Russell Group
20%
Top-third HE
2%
Oxford / Cambridge
Percentages of the whole cohort (not just HE-goers). Russell Group = 24 elite research universities. Top-third HE = top by mean UCAS tariff.
- University (HE)58%
- Employment23%
- Not sustained9%
- Apprenticeship4%
- Further education1%
Sources: DfE 16-18 destination measures (broad bucket); DfE KS5 student destinations file (Russell Group / top-third HE / Oxbridge). Level 3 cohort. “Sustained” means the pupil was in education, apprenticeship or employment for 6 months in the year following completion.
Sixth form A-level subjects
2022/23- Psychology33
- Geography20
- Sociology18
- Biology16
- Economics14
- Business Studies:Single13
- Chemistry13
- History13
- Mathematics13
- English Language and Literature10
- Government and Politics10
- Physics8
Subjects with at least 3 entries in 2022/23. Number shown next to each subject is the number of pupils who sat that A-level exam — a rough indicator of subject popularity at this school. Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
17Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed260
445
Good Demand
Popular school with more applications than places
205 families put this school as their 1st choice (46% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
School day
Teaching hours
08:35 – 15:05
Source: campionschool.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
Class profile
2024/2575% of schools in England do better than this.
Better than half of schools in England.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Below the national average (25%).
Lower than the national median (10%) — mostly English as first language.
Ethnic background
- White British81.9%
- White (other)5.5%
- Mixed4.7%
- Asian2.9%
- Black2.1%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/2575% of schools in England do better than this.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Like most schools in England, no pupils were permanently excluded this year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
2
Total schools
2
Oversubscribed
1
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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Contact Information
Bugbrooke, Northampton
West Northamptonshire, NN7 3QG
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