Our Easter Concert on Wednesday 9th March was a wonderful mixture of school music groups with pupils from Years 7 to 13. The Senior Wind Band started the evening with two pieces they were entering in the Music for Youth Regional Finals at Rochdale Town Hall later in March. Director, Mr Meaden, and the audience seemed […]
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Crompton House School’s second Duke of Edinburgh Presentation Evening on Monday 7th March was a great evening of celebration for pupils, parents and staff. In the sixtieth year of the award it was very pleasing to see that the award is as popular as ever with 103 Bronze Awards, 63 Silver and 21 Golds achieved so
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There were surprisingly few screams when the Year 11 Ridley boys had their legs waxed to raise money for Springhill Hospice. How Mrs Harrison managed to persuade the lads, and maths teacher Mr Collins, to lose their hair, no-one knows, but she did a brilliant job and raised £270 from the pupils watching in the
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The School’s wish list is as follows: A new science laboratory, a laser cutter for the DT department, new chairs for the Year 10 Common Room, new tables for the hall. ‘Putting on the Glitz Spring Ball We had a fantastic night and managed to raise £3,365. Please go to the PTFA section on the
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Thursday 3rd March was World Book Day, everywhere, including Crompton House. The day started with an assembly by the Sixth Form English Prefects, Emily, Christine, Aman and Rachael with the help of Long John Silver (Mr Pacey). During this all pupils were set a challenge of reading a modern and a classic book at some
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We are pleased to announce the Crompton House School Parent Portal. The Parent Portal is a communication gateway between home and school, allowing parents to access key information about your child such as reports, progress data, vivos, sanctions and attendance. It will also provide you with a calendar of upcoming events which can be filtered
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Early in January, after many weeks of auditions and rehearsals, the dancers of Crompton House School filled the hall with two nights of spectacular Disney themed dancing. From Year 7 to 11 all the pupils worked very hard on their dances and costumes under the excellent guidance of Mrs Ashton-Smith and Miss Lucy who gave
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On Friday 5th February Year 11, in two groups, had a half day of Revision and Study Skills at Oldham Athletic’s new Events Centre. The sessions started with a motivating talk by Mr Newell which was followed by a short coach ride to Boundary Park and straight into the first of four sessions run by
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It was a truly wonderful show for all three nights. After months of rehearsal involving many evenings after school and two days over half-term the pupils performed brilliantly and everyone agreed it was one of the best shows ever at Crompton House. As well as the excellent actors, praise must also go to the musicians,
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Last Saturday was the 10th anniversary of one of Crompton House’s main fundraisers, the Spring Ball which was held at The White Hart Inn in Lydgate. What an enjoyable night it was! The theme this year was ‘Putting on the Glitz’ and, as usual we were surrounded by wonderful guests, who swapped their every day attires for
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