Established 1928 Headteacher Simon Duffy Ofsted Reports Number of students 1,100 | Type Academy DfE URN 137936 Phone +44 1608 642007 Founded 1928 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
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Location Burford Road
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5DY
England Address Burford Rd, Oxfordshire OX7 5DY, UK Profiles | ||
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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 1100 students, with 200 in Sixth Form. It has no specific religious denomination and is non-boarding.
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- Houses
- Ofsted
- Notable pupils
- References
The school has a specialist status as an Arts College and was given a further Science College specialism in 2009.
The current head teacher is Simon Duffy, who replaced Richard Graydon in 2005.
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Houses
There are four houses, Evenlode, Glyme, Windrush and Stour. The school usually has competitions to see which house is the best (Sports Day).
Ofsted
The 2015 Ofsted report gave the school a grade of 4 - inadequate. It has subsequently been placed in 'special measures'
An Ofsted report in 2007 gave the school an overall rating of 2, or good (1 being outstanding, 3 satisfactory and 4 inadequate). It received a 2 in all sections of the report with the exception of 'Curriculum and Other Activities', where it received a 3.
The 2012 Ofsted report gave the school the following ratings: Overall effectiveness - 2, Achievement of pupils - 2, Quality of teaching - 2, Behaviour and safety of pupils - 2, Leadership and management - 2. Two areas for improvement were identified: 'strengthen leadership and management' : 'increase the proportion of good and outstanding teaching'.
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.