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Chipping Campden School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formGloucestershire, South West · Chipping Campden GL55 6HUTrust: Chipping Campden SchoolSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,465of 1,475 places
Free school meals
19.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
226
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next, 13 May 2025Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Chipping Campden School (URN 115765, until 1 August 2011).

What the data says

Of the 214 pupils who finished Year 11 at Chipping Campden School in 2023, 59% stayed on in Chipping Campden School’s own sixth form (Gloucestershire average 46%), 27% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 153 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 48% went to university (Gloucestershire 36%, England 37%), and 25% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.3 against 46.1 across England and 50.3 in Gloucestershire, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Gloucestershire and England.

Chipping Campden School
Gloucestershire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureChipping Campden SchoolGloucestershireEngland
Pupils in the cohort2146,782607,348
Any sustained destination93%93%92%
Stayed in education86%85%86%
— school sixth form59%46%34%
— sixth form college0%11%13%
— further education college27%26%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship3%4%3%
Employment5%4%3%
No sustained destination5%5%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Chipping Campden School
Gloucestershire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureChipping Campden SchoolGloucestershireEngland
Students in the cohort1536,744541,441
Any sustained destination89%84%79%
University (higher education)48%36%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students25%22%19%
Further education3%3%5%
Apprenticeship3%8%7%
Employment34%36%28%
No sustained destination7%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureChipping Campden SchoolGloucestershireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)47.350.346.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths52%53%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%71%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects44%31%41%
EBacc average point score4.234.404.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort17%19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils33.934.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils50.254.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language4%9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics225100%88%16%22%79%
English Language22499%89%14%20%73%
English Literature21696%86%14%21%76%
Combined Science15870%65%3%9%62%
Geography14263%41%18%25%74%
Business Studies10245%18%15%20%68%
History9442%41%13%26%54%
Fine Art7332%9%33%28%95%
Biology6428%23%28%45%92%
Chemistry6328%23%30%47%97%
Physics6227%23%32%46%97%
Physical Education5223%11%13%24%63%
French5123%18%18%29%63%
Religious Studies4821%31%27%32%69%
Food Preparation and Nutrition3616%8%3%21%61%
Design and Technology3616%11%14%23%64%
German3415%5%21%33%82%
Computer Science3214%13%13%30%56%
Spanish2812%19%11%27%54%
Music2310%5%57%33%100%
Drama198%7%21%27%89%
Photography115%6%18%19%82%
Astronomy73%0%0%29%100%
Film Studies63%1%17%20%83%
Dance52%1%27%
Polish42%1%84%
Russian10%0%87%
Chinese10%1%75%
Portuguese10%0%50%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / Introduction3423%
Health Studies2215%
Sports / Movement Science1510%
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural)43%
Small Business Management43%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureChipping Campden SchoolGloucestershireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study346
— of whom A level students1514,019261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry35.8536.2835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects16%20%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology3825%23%
History3423%13%
Economics3221%13%
Geography3020%10%
Business Studies2819%13%
Biology2617%20%
Media Studies2215%4%
Fine Art2114%3%
Mathematics2013%31%
Sociology2013%13%
English Literature1913%11%
Chemistry1812%17%
Physics1711%12%
English Language and Literature1510%2%
Politics149%6%
Religious Studies128%4%
Product Design96%2%
Photography96%3%
Physical Education85%3%
Drama75%2%
Music64%0%
German0%
French1%
Further Mathematics5%
Dance0%
Computer Science5%
Spanish2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 39865%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)2013%
MultimediaOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31510%
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3149%
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3117%
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3107%
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3

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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.