Sports Day for all pupils from Years 7 to 10 was a great day of fun and competition in a wide range of sporting activities as can be seen from the accompanying pictures. The level of participation and enjoyment was clear to see all through the day. Well done to all the pupils who took […]
Activities Day on 14th July saw Crompton House pupils and staff head off in all directions. Our D of E Gold students were on their last day of their Lake District expedition, and the Year 9 Bronze students were packing away their tents and stoves and completing their e-DofE log. For the thrill-seekers there were trips
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Prayer Spaces was an opportunity for pupils and staff to spend time thinking about local and world issues and concerns. Miss Skelton, Head of Religious Studies, and Mr Davies of Oldham’s Salt Cellar Youth Project devised a series of activities to stimulate the pupils and the results were amazing as these photos show. Nearly every
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Early in July Crompton House School Brass Band played in the Music for Youth Nationals at Birmingham Symphony Hall. The band was invited to take part following some fantastic playing at the MFY Regionals at Rochdale Town Hall earlier in the year. In the Nationals the band played brilliantly under the baton of Mr
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Early in July the music department held its Summer Concert at St James’ Church, Derker. Five groups took part: Senior Orchestra, Brass Ensemble, Chapel Choir, Senior Choir, and Senior Wind Band, as well as some Year 13 individual performances to mark their last concert at Crompton House. Over one hundred pupils from Year 7 to Year 13
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Our prize giving on Thursday 20th July for Years 7, 8 and 9 was a lovely occasion for pupils and parents alike. Mr Steve Hill, Deputy Head at nearby St Joseph’s Primary School, was inspirational talking about his completion of the 230k Amazon Rainforest marathon. Mr Newell spoke about the school’s successes from the past
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Year 11s Leavers Assembly and Valedictory Service were held towards the end of their GCSE exams. They started their last week at school by giving the staff a lesson in how to play football with a sound thrashing on the 3G pitch. The score was thoguht to be any between 10 and 13 to
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The annual Art Exhibition which showcases work from our GCSE and A level Art and Multimedia students took place on Thursday 13 July. There was a fantastic range of Art on display, including paintings, mixed media work, ceramics, digital graphics and animation. It was very well attended and there were lots of positive comments about
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Our Year 13 students enjoyed a series of leaving events this term, starting with a Leavers Assembly, when Mr Newell and Mr Upton recounted the highlights of the pupils’ time at Crompton House. This included a presentation of the Rotary Awards to 4 of our students by Mr Andy Czakow, of the Rotary Club of
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At the end of June, while many of our school musicians were still taking their GCSE and A Level exams, nearly one hundred Crompton House pupils went to Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall to take part in the Oldham Schools Music Festival. This week long event, organised by the Oldham Music Service, is a wonderful celebration
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