Admissions

We are delighted that you are considering Campion School for your child. We are a large mixed secondary school with an academic Sixth Form. We are proud to be a good local community school and our aim is to ensure all students make excellent progress and shape their character. This section of our website is designed for parents who are considering this school for their children as well as parents whose children are due to start in the next academic year.

All admissions to Campion School are processed by West Northamptonshire Council. To apply for a place, you will need to complete the online application form.

Full details and advice on school admissions can be found on the West Northamptonshire Council website: https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/secondary-school-places and through the admissions policy detailed below.

Admissions Consultation for September 2027

Routine Consultation on Academy Admissions Arrangements

The governors of Campion School are consulting on the Academy’s Admission Policy. This is a routine consultation which is required by the School Admissions Code to take place every 7 years.

The draft policy for consultation can be viewed on the link below, or a hard copy is available on request from the school at csoffice@campionschool.org.uk

Please click this link to view the draft policy: Admissions Policy for 2027-2028 Consultation

Timescales

This consultation requires a six-week consultation period, in line with the School Admission Code. The consultation period is from Friday 19th December 2025 to Friday 30th January 2026.

Please send any comments or questions to us by completing the Microsoft Form here:
Campion School Admissions Consultation (for entry September 2027) – Fill in form

Who is consulted?

This consultation is for the attention of:

a) Parents of pupils at Campion School
b) Local Governing Bodies and Head Teachers of schools in the local area;
c) Other persons in the area who have an interest in the proposed arrangements;
d) The local authority;

Waiting List

Where there are more applications than the number of places available, a waiting list will operate until 31st December. The list will be kept in strict order according to the oversubscription admissions criteria. If a place becomes available and there is no one on the waiting list, the place will be offered to the next applicant. The waiting list will be open to any parent/carer to ask for his/her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application to the School and to parents/carers who have not previously applied for a place during the academic year but have been refused.

Our waiting lists are held by West Northants Council School Admissions Team, please contact them should you wish for your child to be added to the waiting list.

Year 7 Admissions

Our normal admission year is Year 7, when we admit students from a wide range of primary schools. Applications for admission are made via the Northamptonshire Co-ordinated Admissions scheme.

The application portal for parents and carers to submit their school preference for September 2026 intake (Year 7) has now opened at www.westnorthants.gov.uk/admissions.

Parents have until 31st October to apply, any application received by School Admissions after 31st October will be considered as late and won’t be processed until April 2026 onwards.

The Local Authority will advise of notification of places on National Offer Day, 2nd March 2026, or the next working day (subject to Weekends/Bank Holidays). This will tell you if you have been successful in obtaining a place.

Appeals and In Year Admissions

Parents/carers whose application for a place is unsuccessful, have the right to appeal the decision. This must be expressed in accordance with the Schools Admissions Criteria. Should you wish to appeal, please visit the School Admissions Appeals pages of the WNC website here: http://westnorthants.gov.uk/school-admissions-and-appeals/appeal-school-place
If parents/carers wish to submit supporting evidence after lodging their appeal, it should be emailed to appealsteam.NCC@westnorthants.gov.uk within 10 working days of the submission of the appeal.

Appeals must be lodged in writing, giving the reasons for appeal, by 5pm on the nominated date set by the Local Authority. Appeals received after this date will still be heard, but there is no guarantee they will be heard before the end of the school year in which the application is made.

NB: For appeals concerning places not offered during the normal admissions round, i.e. in-year places, appeals should be submitted within 30 school days of refusal of a place.

Appeals timetable

To find out more information on how to apply, please contact the school at Transition@campionschool.org.uk

Action	Deadline
Appeals need to be submitted	No later than 5pm on 3 March 2026 Sixth form: Where offers of places are conditional upon GCSE examination results, appeals for admission to 6th forms cannot be heard until after GCSE results are known. Late appeals: No deadline
Parents' additional evidence must be submitted	Within 10 school days of submitting their appeal by email to: appealsteam.ncc@westnorthants.gov.uk Within 10 school days of submitting their appeal by email to: appealsteam.ncc@westnorthants.gov.uk or by post to: Appeals Team, Democratic Services, West Northamptonshire Council, One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton NN1 1ED
Hearings take place	Secondary School: Every effort will be made to convene on time appeals within 40 school days from the closing date for lodging appeals, however, there may be delays due to limitations of video conferencing facilities. Appeals will be scheduled at the earliest possible date. In-year transfers:  Appeals lodged outside the normal admission round will be convened within 30 school days, where possible, following receipt of your appeal form, or at the earliest possible date. Sixth Form:  Appeals will be heard within 30 school days following the confirmation of examination results, where applicable, or otherwise within 40 school days from the date of lodging an appeal where possible. Late Appeals: Late co-ordinated appeals will be heard alongside on-time appeals wherever possible. Every effort will be made to hear late appeals before the end of the school year, but if this is not possible, they will be convened at the earliest possible time in the new school year. Appeals are not usually convened during school holidays due to the unavailability of school representatives.
Parents will receive written notification of appeal date	At least 10 school days before the date of appeal. (You may waive your right to this notice period if it will help to speed up your appeal, but a quicker appeal cannot be guaranteed.) Appeals for the same school and year group must be heard together and by the same panel.
The clerk (or the person organising the appeal) sends appeal papers to parents, the panel and the school	7 working days before the appeal hearing. No further documents will be posted after this date.

Admissions Policy 2027-2028 Draft Consultation

Admissions Policy 2026 - 2027

Admissions Policy 2025-2026

To find out more on how to apply, please contact the school at transition@campionschool.co.uk

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