Chipping Norton School

Location of Chipping Norton School in Oxfordshire
Chipping Norton School
Established 1928
Type Academy
Headteacher B Doherty
Location Burford Road
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5DY
 England
51°56′14″N 1°32′36″W / 51.93717°N 1.54335°W / 51.93717; -1.54335Coordinates: 51°56′14″N 1°32′36″W / 51.93717°N 1.54335°W / 51.93717; -1.54335
Local authority Oxfordshire
DfE URN 137936
Ofsted Reports
Students 1100
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Houses EVENLODE, GLYME, WINDRUSH & STOUR
Website www.chipping-norton.oxon.sch.uk

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 non-boarding.

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 Barry Doherty replacing Simon Duffy from the autumn term 2018.[1]

The school joined the River Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust on 1st March 2017.[2]

Ofsted

In 2017, Ofsted reported huge improvements within the school and subsequently rated it 'good', with an 'outstanding' sixth form. It's no longer in 'special measures'.

The 2015 Ofsted report gave the school a grade of 4 - inadequate. It was subsequently 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'.[3]

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.

Headmasters/headteachers

  1. Mr. B.C. Orme (May 1928-April 1933)
  2. Mr. A.W. Steward (May 1933-April 1944)
  3. Mr. C.A. Coomber (June 1944-December 1947)
  4. Mr. J.S. Robinson (April 1948-December 1951)
  5. Mr. P.W. Martin (April 1952-December 1957)
  6. Mr. J.D. Hobkinson (January 1958-December 1964)
  7. Arthur Nockels (January 1965-1980)[4]
  8. John Howells (1980- )
  9. Richard Graydon ( -2005)
  10. Simon Duffy (2005-2018)
  11. Barry Doherty (2018-Present)

References

  1. ↑ "Schools news". Chipping Norton News. September 2018. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ↑ humans.txt. "News - River Learning Trust". www.riverlearningtrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  3. ↑ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137936
  4. ↑ Callow, Jemma (23 August 2007). "Touching tribute to former headteacher". Banbury Guardian.
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