Crompton is the first of our 4 houses to select a charity for this academic year. They have chosen a local charity, OSCA (Oldham Support group for Carers in Autism). Last week they organised a cake sale that was so successful it had to be spread over two days. But the effort was worth […]
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Many thanks to all the parents who voted in the election for the posts of Parent Governor. On Friday 24th September it was announced that Mrs Jenny Carr, Mrs Sylviane Lawrence and Mr Clive Symonds have been elected as Parent Governors. Their term of office is from 25th September 2015 to 24th September 2019. Mr
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During the visit of our German Exchange students the Year 9 Hospitality & Catering class prepared and served a traditional English Afternoon Tea, which included salmon sandwiches, Victoria sponge and scones. Everyone was very impressed with the quality of the food and the high standards in service at the tables, especially as the pupils have
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Over 1000 children, parents and carers visited Crompton House at our Open Evening in September.
Quotes from the evening:
“We enjoyed all aspects of the evening.”
“The tour was brilliant.”
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The Year 10 Geographers, as well as 2 German Exchange students, travelled to Blackpool today (15.9.15) to apply the Butler Model learnt in class, to an actual seaside resort. After being dropped off at the South Shore, all students walked along the Promenade noting down notable physical and human attractions along the way. Each student worked
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In addition to the details about our excellent exam results that we reported in August, we now have an update on the progress our pupils made at GCSE and A Level. At English and Maths our GCSE progress figures, measured from the pupils’ Key Stage 2 SATs results, all showed a significant improvement on our
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Year 9 Watersports Holiday 2015 Thursday 20th to Friday 28th July Days 1 & 2 To The Ardeche From when we departed from the humble school of Crompton House; we knew as a collective that our next 8 days were going to be filled with a whirlpool (pun intended) of extra-curricular pursuits, and so far
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I was very excited to go on the Exchange but when I got there I was very nervous. I met my partner and we had small conversations at first, but it didn’t really seem to be flowing. The next day conversation was getting better and we went into a few lessons, it was
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Hannah Sinclair describes how she is improving her chances of a successful Oxbridge application: I applied for the Oxford Science Summer School after receiving an email from Mr Douglas and knew it would be a fantastic opportunity to learn, see the university and gain valuable experience for applying to university. The application process involved completing
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The school hall was very busy on Thursday 20th August when our Year 11 students came in to collect their GCSE results and enrol for the Sixth Form. The Headteacher Mr Newell said, “I am delighted to congratulate our Year 11 students on their excellent GCSE results. This year 82% of the grades achieved were
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