Chipping Norton School
Academy in England
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Chipping Norton School is a mixed secondary school with academy status located in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It is attended by 1000 students, with 200 in Sixth Form. It has no specific religious denomination and is a non-boarding, Arts and Science college. The school joined the River Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust on 1 March 2017.[1]
| Chipping Norton School | |
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| Location | |
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Burford Road OX7 5DY England 51.93717°N 1.54335°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1928 |
Local authority | Oxfordshire |
| 137936 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | Bertram Richter |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 961 |
| Houses | Evenlode, Glyme, Windrush, Stour |
| Website | www |
The current head teacher is Bertram Richter, who replaced Barry Doherty in September 2025.
New Science Block, 2011
The School extended to include a new 3-floor Science Block in 2011. It is next to the town's Leisure Centre and replaced a car park which used to be there.[2]
The building of the new Science Block also came with the building of a new entrance.
Ofsted
Chipping Norton School has had four full inspections carried out by Ofsted since 2012.
- 2012: The school was judged to be 'Good' overall and achieved a '2' in every marking category (on a scale of 1–4, 1 being exceptional and 4 being inadequate). They determined that the sixth form was also 'Good'.
- 2015: This was the first inspection after the school had gained academy status, and was deemed to be 'Inadequate' overall, with the Sixth Form still being rated 'Good'. The report found that attendance was below national averages and attainment of students was also below expectations.
- 2017: The report now deemed the school to be 'Good' and the Sixth Form to be 'Outstanding'.[3]
- 2024: The school was judged to be 'Outstanding' in 4 out of 5 categories, and 'Good' in the fifth category (quality of education).[4]
Notable pupils
- Walter Padley (1916–1984), President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 1948–1964, Member of Parliament 1950–1979, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1964–1967, Labour Party chairman 1965–1966[5]
- Lloyd Sabin (born 1994), cricketer[citation needed]
- Kaleb Cooper (born 1998), Clarkson's Farm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleb_Cooper
Headmasters/headteachers
- Mr. B.C. Orme (May 1928-April 1933)
- Mr. A.W. Steward (May 1933-April 1944)
- Mr. C.A. Coomber (June 1944-December 1947)
- Mr. J.S. Robinson (April 1948-December 1951)
- Mr. P.W. Martin (April 1952-December 1957)
- Mr. J.D. Hobkinson (January 1958-December 1964)
- Arthur Nockels (January 1965–1980)[6]
- John Howells (1980–)
- Richard Graydon ( -2005)
- Simon Duffy (2005–2018)
- Barry Doherty (2018-2025)
- Bertram Richter (2025-present)