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Campion School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa CV31 1QH · campion.warwickshire.sch.uk · 01926 743200

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.5
average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,245
195 over 1,050 places · 119%
Local authority
Warwickshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34.1%
First language not English
31.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 156 families put the school first and 203 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 190 (Places 203)190September 2023: 212 (Places 202)212September 2024: 187 (Places 201)187September 2025: 164 (Places 199)164September 2026: 156 (Places 203)156Places 203
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262031560.899%
September 2025Sept 20251991640.898%
September 2024Sept 20242011870.989%
September 2023Sept 20232022121▲83%
September 2022Sept 20222031900.989%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 37.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.8 (England 46.3)48.82017/18: 45.2 (England 46.5)45.22018/19: 45.1 (England 46.7)45.12021/22: 46.5 (England 48.8)46.52022/23: 46.1 (England 46.3)46.12023/24: 43.2 (England 45.9)43.22024/25: 44.5 (England 46.0)44.5England 46.0

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form49.1−2.4
Further education37.7+9
Other education0.6—
Apprenticeship2.9−1.5
Employment1.1−0.4
Not in a lasting destination6.3−4.7
Activity not captured2.3−0.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 38.7 (England 30.5)B2016/17: 33.9 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 37.7 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 35.7 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 38.5 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.7 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 34.6 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 29.9 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
8%AAB or better
93.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2438C+ (34.6)-0.04
2022/2324B- (36.7)—
2021/2233B (38.5)—
2018/1937B- (35.7)+0.20
2017/1830B- (37.7)+0.24
2016/1740C+ (33.9)+0.18
2015/1630B (38.7)+0.61

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University44.8−2.5
Further and other education15.5+6.4
Further education6.9+1.4
Other education8.6+5
Apprenticeship3.4−2.1
Employment20.7−2.9
Not in a lasting destination10.3−0.6
Activity not captured5.2+1.6

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Campion School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
12 Jul 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Oct 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (146 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
84%
Replies
146
13% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼65% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼70% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼43% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼54% agreeEngland 67%

based on 34 parents (23%) with SEND

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