Chipping Norton School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Chipping Norton School is a secondary school in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Burford Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,035 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations for how well pupils and students achieve and conduct themselves.”
- “The great majority of pupils achieve highly across the main school and the sixth form and demonstrate excellent behaviour.”
- “The school’s motto, ‘everyone belonging, everyone achieving’, underpins everything it does.”
To improve
- “There is much strong practice in the main school, but some gaps in pupils’ understanding are not identified and remedied, especially among the pupils more vulnerable to underachievement.”
- “While much effective work is done by staff, there are some variations in its effectiveness.”
- “Sometimes, specific pupils struggle to keep up because lessons are not adapted enough to meet their needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 60% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 180 first-preference applications, 179 offers in total, 163 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- The Warriner School 9.7 mi Good
- Burford School 10.1 mi School remains Good
- Wood Green School 10.5 mi Standards maintained
- The Marlborough Church of England School 10.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- The Henry Box School 11.0 mi School remains Good
- Wykham Park 11.5 mi School remains Good
- Futures Institute Banbury 11.5 mi School remains Good
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form 11.5 mi Good