Crompton House Church of England School
| Motto |
Latin: ("Dare to know") |
|---|---|
| Established | 19 September 1926 |
| Type | Secondary academy |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | K. Newell |
| Chairman of Governors | Gordon Main |
| Founder | Mary Crompton |
| Location |
Rochdale Road Shaw and Crompton Greater Manchester OL2 7HS England 53°34′53″N 2°06′27″W / 53.58125°N 2.1074°WCoordinates: 53°34′53″N 2°06′27″W / 53.58125°N 2.1074°W |
| Local authority | Oldham Council |
| DfE URN | 137294 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1120 places increasing to 1680 in 2018 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Cocker Crompton Ormerod Ridley |
| Colours | Black & Gold |
| Website | www.cromptonhouse.org |
Crompton House Church of England School is a mixed gender Church of England academy and sixth form for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in the High Crompton area of Shaw and Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
It was established in 1926 when Crompton House was donated by a prominent local land owner, Mary Crompton, to the Church of England to be used as a school. The school has expanded over the years as its reputation and achievements have increased along with the size of its intake. The school is now partly state-funded but mainly voluntary-funded by donations and events; some money is provided by the Anglican Diocese of Manchester. The school is affiliated therefore with the Church of England, and younger pupils are required to attend the Anglican church in order to be admitted to the school, although this is subject to change given the additional 112 pupils per year for the 2018 intake, However this is not the case for the sixth form, admission to which is based on secular grounds.
The school has proposed Expansion Plans, with planning consolation currently underway (see Expansion plans section below), expected to increase staff from the current 100 teachers and the total number of students by 50% from 1120 students to 1680 students for the 2018 intake. (an additional 112 places per year group in year 7 to year 11)
The buildings are currently made up of a number of 19th-century buildings and modern extensions, although a potential redesigns are currently underway to allow the accommodation of the additional 560 students.
Crompton House, much like Crompton Hall, was originally a primary dwelling of the Crompton family, who since the Norman Conquest had a majority land ownership of Shaw and Crompton.
Following the death and subsequent dissipation of the Crompton family line, Crompton House was donated in 1926 by Miss Mary Crompton and her cousin, Mrs Anne Ormerod on the understanding it would become a school with a strong Christian ethos. The then Dean of Manchester, Dr. Hewlett Johnson, declared open the new Higher Grade Church School to be known as Crompton House School on 29 September and the first 25 pupils were admitted on 1 October. From the beginning its relatively small size enabled the care of every child to be the concern of all the teaching staff. Now a co-educational, voluntary aided secondary school catering for about 1400 pupils with an established sixth-form, that same care remains the guiding spirit of the school community.
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