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Campion School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Bugbrooke, Northampton NN7 3QG · campionschool.org.uk · 01604 833900
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.2
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,309
- 90% of 1,455 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20%
- First language not English
- 8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 151 families put the school first and 235 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 235 | 151 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 260 | 205 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 261 | 210 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 231 | 158 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 223 | 177 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.2, and 52.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Northamptonshire it was 44.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼38.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37.4 | −14.6 |
| Further education | 54.9 | +22 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −3.7 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 students | B- (36.5) | Well above average +0.50 | |
| 77 students | B- (36.5) | Well above average +0.49 | |
| 39 students | Merit+ (28.6) | Above average +0.26 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 77 | C (31.2) | +0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 79 | C+ (32.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 75 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 90 | C- (27.9) | -0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 83 | C (28.9) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 87 | C- (25.6) | -0.29 |
| 2015/16 | 111 | C (29.6) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 49.4 | −8.3 |
| Further education | 2.4 | +1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −2.7 |
| Employment | 32.5 | +8.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | +3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Campion School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 69
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on 16 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
based on 21 parents (30%) with SEND