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Chipping Norton School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,035of 1,462 places
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 166
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 24 September 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Chipping Norton School (URN 123231, until 1 March 2012).
What the data says
Of the 155 pupils who finished Year 11 at Chipping Norton School in 2023, 53% stayed on in Chipping Norton School’s own sixth form (Oxfordshire average 45%), 37% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 91 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 48% went to university (Oxfordshire 28%, England 37%), and 35% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Physics is unusually popular at GCSE: 86% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 86% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.
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 Oxfordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Chipping Norton School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 155 | 6,906 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 53% | 45% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 37% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Chipping Norton School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 91 | 8,583 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 48% | 28% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 35% | 18% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 29% | 38% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Chipping Norton School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.3 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 13% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | 4.14 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 16% | 20% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.8 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.1 | 50.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 16% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 158 | 95% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 83% |
| Mathematics | 155 | 93% | 88% | 30% | 22% | 86% |
| English Literature | 145 | 87% | 86% | 33% | 21% | 87% |
| Biology | 145 | 87% | 23% | 22% | 45% | 86% |
| Physics | 143 | 86% | 23% | 24% | 46% | 78% |
| Chemistry | 142 | 86% | 23% | 22% | 47% | 74% |
| Physical Education | 53 | 32% | 11% | 21% | 24% | 70% |
| Geography | 53 | 32% | 41% | 38% | 25% | 89% |
| History | 50 | 30% | 41% | 50% | 26% | 86% |
| Business Studies | 48 | 29% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 73% |
| Religious Studies | 43 | 26% | 31% | 44% | 32% | 84% |
| Fine Art | 42 | 25% | 9% | 26% | 28% | 98% |
| Design and Technology | 31 | 19% | 11% | 19% | 23% | 94% |
| French | 14 | 8% | 18% | 21% | 29% | 79% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 8% | 13% | 29% | 30% | 57% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 14 | 8% | 8% | 29% | 21% | 79% |
| German | 11 | 7% | 5% | 55% | 33% | 100% |
| Music | 5 | 3% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 22 | 24% | — |
| Dance: General | 13 | 14% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 8 | 9% | — |
| Personal Health | 5 | 5% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Chipping Norton School | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 173 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 91 | 3,707 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.71 | 33.46 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 17% | 16% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 31 | 34% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 30 | 33% | 31% |
| Biology | 28 | 31% | 20% |
| Sociology | 24 | 26% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 19 | 21% | 13% |
| English Literature | 18 | 20% | 11% |
| History | 17 | 19% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 15% | 3% |
| Physics | 14 | 15% | 12% |
| Geography | 11 | 12% | 10% |
| Further Mathematics | 10 | 11% | 5% |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 11% | 2% |
| Physical Education | 8 | 9% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 8% | 4% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 20 | 22% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where Chipping Norton School is
Other secondary schools in Oxfordshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Oxfordshire’s allocation statistics.
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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.