The Campion School

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The Campion School
Campion School.coat of arms.png
Address
The Campion School
Wingletye Lane

Hornchurch
,
Greater London
,
RM11 3BX

England
Information
Type Academy
MottoAuctore Deo - The Enterprise is of God; it is begun, it cannot be withstood.
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
EstablishedSeptember 1962;62 years ago (1962-09)
FoundersFather Swindells and Father Maher (Rectors of Stamford Hill)
Department for Education URN 137040 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadmasterP Larner
GenderBoys
Age11to 18
Capacity1200
New AnthemThe Essence of our Call
Anthem Jerusalem
Website http://www.thecampionschool.org.uk

The Campion School is a Roman Catholic boys' comprehensive secondary school and coeducational sixth form in Hornchurch, London, England. The school converted to academy status in August 2011, and has a specialism in science.

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History

The Campion School was founded in September 1962 by the Society of Jesus as a grammar school for Roman Catholic boys from the ages of 11 to 18. [1] The first headmaster Fr Michael Fox SJ died that year. In 1965, after two successive headmasters, administration of the school was handed on to the Diocese of Brentwood. [1] On opening, some of the original second and third year intake were transferred from St Ignatius' College, which was then located in Stamford Hill. For the first couple of years, Jesuit teachers were in the majority. The Jesuit community lived on the school site in rooms with full facilities in The Community House, which later became the first of three Sixth Form Blocks. Later, only a single, non-residential, Jesuit chaplain was retained as a link to the order.

Pupils who attend the school are mainly Catholic and the school has a Catholic ethos. Around 1970, the first girls to attend Campion came from Ilford Ursuline School for specific sixth form classes such as Russian and Greek at the school, but there were not many. The school has an attached Sixth Form which admits a number of girls. The pupils that attend the Sixth Form do not have to be Catholic but have to respect the Catholic ethos that the school represents.

The school received an Ofsted report in May 2012. The inspection judgements were rated as 2 in all five categories. The school was awarded Specialist Science College status before converting to an academy in August 2011. however the school continues to offer science as a specialism. [2]

Forms

Originally, when the school had around 660 all boys, it had three forms named after Fr Michael Fox SJ and Saints John Fisher and Thomas More. [3] However, each boy also belonged to a House named Gerard, Southwell and Garnet, denoted by a green, blue or red ribbon strip sewn the length of the top of the blazer pocket edge. The Houses met regularly, had a House Master and competed in sports. For a year or two school blazers even had a different crests for Fourth, Fifth and Sixth forms too.

The school currently has five forms:

Sport

The school has an outstanding sporting reputation both locally in Havering and nationally with a tradition of rugby. In 2001, The 1st XV won the Daily Mail Cup, becoming the first comprehensive school to win the competition. [4]

Headmasters

Notable former pupils

Former pupils at the school include: [5]

Sounds of Silence is the second studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in 1966. The album cover photo features the duo on a trail looking back towards the camera. It was shot at Franklin Canyon Park in Los Angeles. The secondary school scarves they are wearing were from The Campion School, Hornchurch, UK. This school was attended by the boys of the Brentwood family, with whom Paul Simon lodged during his time in the UK.

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Campion School- Ethos". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ofsted Inspection Report 2012". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Campion Handbook 1975–76 from TheCampionSchool.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2017
  4. ↑ Mail, Jim Hooley, Daily (13 April 2012). "Campion make sure it's a state occasion". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Paul McCreesh (Conductor) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Alan Soper | Royal Society".
  8. ↑ "The Campion School". Archived from the original on 22 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Campion Day | Hooting Yard".

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