History
Crompton House, much like Crompton Hall, was originally a primary dwelling of the Crompton family — a 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 grounds 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 twenty five 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.
Over the years additions have been made to the original buildings. These include a separate Year 11 block, a modern craft building, new science laboratories and new sixth-form accommodation. A new block of classrooms and science laboratories was officially opened in October 1994, and is colloquially referred to as The new block.
More recently, a block of ten new classrooms has been opened. A drama studio has also been built due to the school's Arts status.
The principal aim of the school is to provide within the context of the Anglican faith an opportunity for all pupils to develop their full potential both in terms of academic achievement and of personal and social development. It is hoped that at the end of their time with the school, the young men and women from Crompton House will take their place in society as well-educated, balanced, creative and caring individuals.
Whilst this is a Church of England school, when available the school will also offer places to children from other Christian denominations, such as Methodists. However, due to the popularity of the school this is increasingly unlikely. The official position of the school is to believe strongly that a Christian school exists to serve the needs of the local, and wider communities. The school is also a Post-Graduate Teacher Training Centre, and since September 1998 has Beacon status. Crompton House was awarded Specialist School Status in 2005 in Arts (Music, Art and Drama).
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