Crompton House

Crompton House

Coordinates: 53°34′53″N 2°06′27″W / 53.58125°N 2.1074°W / 53.58125; -2.1074

Crompton House Church of England Academy (formerly Crompton House Church of England High School) is a mixed gender voluntary aided Church of England secondary school academy and sixth form for 11–18 year olds, located in the High Crompton area of Shaw and Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The school has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College.

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, events, and some money is provided by the Anglican Diocese of Manchester.

The school is affiliated therefore with the Church of England, and pupils are required to attend the Anglican church in order to be admitted to the school. However this is not the case for the sixth form, admission for which is based on secular grounds.

It currently has approximately 1400 students and 100 teachers, and is made up of a number of 19th century buildings and purpose-built modern extensions. The current Head is Sarah Calvert, who joined the school in January 2012.