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==Forms==
==Forms==
Originally around 660 all boys, the school had three (streamed) forms named after Father Fox SJ and Saints Fisher and Moore.
Originally around 660 all boys, the school had three (streamed) forms named after Father Fox SJ and Saints Fisher and Moore.
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.
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 especially in sports.
For a year or two school blazers even had a different crests for Fourth, Fifth and Sixth forms too!
For a year or two school blazers even had a different crests for Fourth, Fifth and Sixth forms too!


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The Campion School is a Catholic boys' academy school and mixed sixth form located in Hornchurch, in the London Borough of Havering. The school has been awarded Specialist Science College status.

History

It was founded in September 1962 as a grammar school for Catholic boys from the ages of 11-18. On opening some of the original third year and above intake was transferred from St. Ignatius Grammar School. Initially there was a majority of Jesuit teachers. The Jesuit community lived on the school site in rooms in The Community House. Later only a single, non-residential, Jesuit Chaplian was retained as a link to the order. The first girls to attend Campion came from Ilford Ursuline School for specific sixth form classes such as Russian and Greek) at the school around 1970.

Pupils who attend the school are mainly Catholic and the school has a strong Catholic ethos. 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 early in 2007 which said the school was good. Out of the 26 areas Ofsted looked at, 15 were outstanding and 10 were good and the other needed improvement. They also said that the school's Sixth Form was outstanding. Out of the 12 areas Ofsted looked at, all of them were outstanding.[1] It also received an excellent Diocesan report which found the R. E. Department and The Campion School to be outstanding.

The Campion School has three main aims:

  1. to lead young people to faith in Christ and to a mature understanding of the Roman Catholic Faith;
  2. to develop in its pupils' inquiring minds through the study of a broad range of subjects and through the encouragement of self-discipline and hard work in the pursuit of excellence;
  3. to encourage young people to fully develop themselves intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually through academic study and through participation in extra curricular activities.

Forms

Originally around 660 all boys, the school had three (streamed) forms named after Father Fox SJ and Saints Fisher and Moore. 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 especially 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:

All of these forms, except Fox, are named after Catholic saints who were martyred. Fox is named after the school's first headmaster Fr. Michael James Fox SJ.

Sport

The school has an outstanding sporting reputation both locally in Havering and nationally with the pinnacle being its strong Rugby tradition. The first fifteen won the Daily Mail Cup, the premier school rugby competition in the country in 2001.[citation needed]

Headmasters

  • Fr Michael Fox, S.J. (1 March-27 October 1962)
  • Fr Wm. Webb, S.J. (Deputy and Acting) (28 October 1962-6 April 1963)
  • Fr Peter Hackett, S.J. (7 April 1963–1965)
  • Philip J. Moloney (1965–18 July 1980)
  • Dr John F Rowbottom (2 September 1980–1993)
  • John Johnson (1993–2011)
  • Keith Williams (September 2011-)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Ofsted Section 5 Inspection Report 2007
  2. ^ www.drbriffa.com
  3. ^ http://www.pauldonnelley.com
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/peterhunt.shtml
  5. ^ http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/McCreesh-Paul.htm
  6. ^ http://www.robertmurraytenor.com/page3.htm

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