Chipping Norton School

State-Funded School

chipping-norton-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

BanburyConstituency

OX7 5DYPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Chipping Norton School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxfordshire, South East.

It currently serves 1,035 pupils. Chipping Norton School is part of River Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 59.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.93

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,035

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,035
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: River Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
28 Nov 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.