Crompton House School’s Computer Science department ran a trip to Manchester Airport Terminal 2, to learn about the vast range of information systems and the Runway Visitors Park, to discover the wealth of job opportunities that are available at Manchester Airport. The airport employs over 22,000 staff in the northwest and the students got learn […]
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Samaritans Purse at Crompton House At Crompton House we are supporting Samaritans Purse, a charity which sends Christmas boxes to children all over the world, who otherwise would not get a present at Christmas. Last year we sent nearly 90 boxes, so this year it would be great to send at least 100. But we
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Tanya Ashworth recalls the 3 days in July spent at MMU learning more about the benefits of attending University, Photos have only just arrived from MMU, hence the later than planned blog. Day 1 Tuesday 19th July On the hottest day of the year, Tanya, Zara, Roheema and Faye waited for the coach to pick the
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Year 8 Geography Field Trip to Castleton – 7th October 2016 Beth Martin Nixon writes about the Castleton fieldtrip : After a beautiful week of sunshine and clear blue skies on Friday, the day of our field trip to Castleton, it was a cold grey day. When we set off from school on the two
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Tuesday 4th October was a special day for Crompton House School. As part of the 90th anniversary of the founding of Crompton House we arranged for a photograph of the whole school. With over 1,300 pupils and over 120 staff, it was a mammoth task, but the team from Tempest Photography did a brilliant job. The unique
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Friday 30th September was a very important day in the life of the school this year. Traditionally held on the Friday nearest to 1st October, the services were held at Oldham Parish Church, with grateful thanks to Reverend Derek Palmer, as Manchester Cathedral, our venue for the past few quinquennial services, has work being carried out on the
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As part of our commemorations of our Founders Day, two pupils, Beth and Tom, went round the school being photographed with classes from every year group of the school. Their uniforms were based on the first picture of Crompton House pupils taken in 1926, and were created by Mrs Harvey, our Learning Zone Manager. Beth
Niamh Henshaw gives her review of the Watersports holiday – 22nd – 30th August 2016. This summer the annual Crompton House PGL Watersports Trip was held again and in due course, we all arrived at school one Monday morning anticipating the week or so ahead of sun, sea and sand. We hauled our suitcases containing
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Crompton House School played host to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge on Tuesday 13th September 2016. Around 50 Year 13 students attended from the neighbouring schools of Blue Coat, Oldham Hulme Grammar and Oldham Sixth Form College. Students were given an overview of the Oxbridge application process and given useful tips for their personal
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The Real Schools Guide, compiled by the Trinity Mirror Newspaper Company. has just been published by the Manchester Evening News and Crompton House has been named the top secondary school in Oldham. The unique rating system takes into account a range of different indicators to evaluate a school’s performance. The system tracks achievement, attendance, teaching,
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