Campion School
Bugbrooke, Northampton, NN7 3QG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Bradley - Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,455
- Pupils on roll
- 1,309
- URN
- 137087
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604833900
About this school
Campion School is a secondary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,309 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 215 | 195 | 203 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | 47.7 | 46.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.24 to +0.15 | +0.17 -0.03 to +0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 45.6% | 52.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 68.7% | 72.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 44.1% | 38.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Campion School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.4 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.7 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.2 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,269 |
| 2023/24 | 1,277 |
| 2024/25 | 1,318 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Campion School compares
Campion School ranked 10th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.2 | 8.5% | 21% | 1,309 | — |
| Abbeyfield School | 44 | 8.9% | 26% | 1,296 | 4.0 miles |
| Malcolm Arnold Academy | 41.4 | 9.3% | 25.2% | 1,278 | 5.4 miles |
| Sponne School | 52 | 6.6% | 13.1% | 1,410 | 5.6 miles |
| Elizabeth Woodville School | 44.9 | 8.4% | 16% | 1,124 | 5.9 miles |
| Northampton School for Boys | 58.2 | 4.4% | 10.6% | 1,756 | 5.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 9 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.97%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.49%
- Persistent absence
- 25.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbeyfield School4.0 miles
Secondary · Northampton
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Malcolm Arnold Academy5.4 miles
Secondary · Northampton
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Sponne School5.6 miles
Secondary · Towcester
-
Elizabeth Woodville School5.9 miles
Secondary · Roade
-
Northampton School for Boys5.9 miles
Secondary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Campion School ranks 8th of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Northampton.
- Abbeyfield School Secondary
- Guilsborough Academy Secondary
- Kingsthorpe College Secondary
- Malcolm Arnold Academy Secondary
- Moulton School and Science College Secondary
- Northampton Academy Secondary
- Northampton School Secondary
- Northampton School for Boys Secondary
- Northampton School for Girls Secondary
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School Secondary
- Weston Favell Academy Secondary
- Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Campion School teach?
- Campion School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Campion School?
- The headteacher of Campion School is Mrs Kim Bradley - Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Campion School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Campion School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Campion School?
- Campion School has 1,309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Campion School full?
- Campion School has capacity for 1,455 pupils and 1,309 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Campion School a faith school?
- No. Campion School has no designated religious character.
- Is Campion School a selective school?
- No. Campion School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Campion School?
- Campion School is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Campion School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.4 in 2022/23 and 46.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Campion School rank locally?
- Campion School ranked 10th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Campion School's absence rate?
- Campion School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Campion School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Campion School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.