Campion School, Bugbrooke

Campion School is a co-educational secondary school in Bugbrooke, about 6mi from Northampton, England. Founded in 1967, it became a Language College in September 1997, and in 2011 the school became an academy. The school had 1397 students on roll for the 2014-2015 school year, with 71 teaching staff and 19 teaching assistants.HistoryThe 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.Performance and achievementThe school's latest full Ofsted inspection was in 2011, when the school was generally found to be "Good" in most categories. A section 8 report in 2015 which focused on the progress of disadvantaged students (the main weakness in the previous report) showed mixed results.GCSE achievement (% 5 A*-C grades) 2011: 69% 2012: 70% 2013: 78% 2014: 54% 2015: 61% Source:Catchment areaThe following are among the school's current catchment area:Notable former pupilsTrevor Lock, comedian and playwright.Tom MacRae, TV and film writerJo Whiley, BBC Radio 1 presenter.