The theme for this week has been Remembrance. On Sunday our Head Boy and Head Girl laid a wreath in Shaw for the sixteen Crompton House pupils who died in World War 2. Also on Sunday our pupils on the Music & French trip to Paris visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at l’Arc […]
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There were fireworks in the state of Denmark on 5th November, when 16 of Crompton House’s finest actors took to the stage at Manchester’s Contact theatre to perform Hamlet in the Shakespeare Schools Festival. And they were magnificent. Don’t just take my word for it, a member of the audience email the school to say
The Governors are so proud to announce that, after two years of hard work, the Governing Body has been successful in achieving the Governor Mark Accreditation.
Governor Mark is a national award and is supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), which only few secondary schools have achieved so far. It is a quality standard, which provides external evaluation of the quality of school governance. This award is challenging because, not only does a governing body need to show that it follows good procedures and fulfils statutory duties, but there is also a high value placed on evidence of impact – the difference the governing body makes to a school.
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At 7pm on Thursday 8th October a group of Crompton House Sixth-Formers and staff were in the Queen Elizabeth Hall sitting with bated breath as a procession came down the aisle to thunderous applause. Following them was the man we were all there to see, Professor Brian Cox. After a few words from the Principal
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The first half-term finished brilliantly with over 200 pupils taking part in a fantastic concert featuring music from stage and screen. For many pupils this was their first experience of a Crompton House concert, and music teachers, Mrs Nixon and Miss Warburton, made sure it was a concert to remember. The Year 7 pupils all
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Our Year 7 pupils celebrated their first communion at Crompton House on Wednesday 21st October. The service, lead by Rev Tony & curate Rev Tim, introduced the pupils to formal worship at Crompton House. As is traditional, the prayers were read by the pupils and the music was performed by our Sixth Form musicians. Teachers
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In assemblies Mrs S Ward announced the school’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We will be supporting Samaritan’s Purse “Operation Christmas Child” with the aim of filling shoe boxes with presents which will be sent abroad to children who otherwise would not receive a Christmas present. Find out more by watching this short YouTube film. This is
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On Wednesday 14th October, 52 of our Year 11 and 12 students spent an exciting afternoon and evening at The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. The students watched a powerful performance of Arthur Miller’s challenging (and 3 hour long) tragedy “The Crucible”. The show was technically very impressive and many of the students were “wowed” by the
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Year 12 Visit to Westminster Year 12 had a brilliant day in Westminster on Friday 2nd October. A mixture of Politics, History and Law students had a tour of the Houses of Parliament and enjoyed seeing the House of Lords, House of Commons, the voting lobby, the Queen’s robing room and Westminster Hall. After the
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Last week our Year 11 GCSE pupils went on a visit to Quarry Bank Mill. This trip played a vital part in their course as it is the focus of their coursework. We were lucky enough to have a number of superb guides who knew the GCSE Specification inside out! The pupils’ day was packed
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