Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Chipping Norton School

11–18Ages
1,035Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137936URN

Burford Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Oxfordshire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oxfordshire

331 applications for 179 places · 25th of 38 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.9of 90

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

11th of 41 in Oxfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

24 September 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Oxfordshire median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

331 applications · 179 places offered · 180 named it first

2026 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
2024 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2023 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2022 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2015 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	179	331	1.9	180	1.01
Sep 2025	175	292	1.7	176	1.01
Sep 2024	175	288	1.7	167	0.95
Sep 2023	185	276	1.5	158	0.85
Sep 2022	185	244	1.3	164	0.89
Sep 2021	162	238	1.5	152	0.94
Sep 2020	189	264	1.4	178	0.94
Sep 2019	170	202	1.2	143	0.84
Sep 2018	174	186	1.1	128	0.74
Sep 2017	146	166	1.1	117	0.80
Sep 2016	150	219	1.5	131	0.87
Sep 2015	166	214	1.3	153	0.92
Sep 2014	176	235	1.3	152	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

163 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.911th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%9th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Oxfordshire 65% England 66%

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	163	49.9	57%	72%	–
2024/25	166	49.3	60%	77%	–
2023/24	150	52.9	63%	78%	+0.29
2022/23	155	55.6	63%	85%	+0.70

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Chipping Norton SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Shipston High School
15.6 km · Warwickshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
The Warriner School
15.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
The Cotswold Academy
15.7 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
Burford School
16.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Wood Green School
16.9 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
The Marlborough Church of England School
17.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.1applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
The Henry Box School
17.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Wykham Park
18.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 37.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137936 · 931/4010
Trust: River Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,462 pupils · 1,035 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2012
Replaced: Chipping Norton School (URN 123231)
Address: Burford Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources