Best Schools in Chipping Norton

How many schools are there in Chipping Norton?

Chipping Norton has 13 open schools: 10 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 2 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Chipping Norton are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Chipping Norton were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Finstock Church of England Primary School; and Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 11 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Finstock Church of England Primary SchoolHoly Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Chipping Norton have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Chipping Norton with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Bledington Primary School (100% in reading, 89% in maths); Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton (100% in reading, 82% in maths); and Enstone Primary School (100% in reading, 78% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Bledington Primary SchoolHoly Trinity Catholic School, Chipping NortonEnstone Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Chipping Norton?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Chipping Norton selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Chipping Norton have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Chipping Norton have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Chipping Norton?

Apply to your council - Oxfordshire or Gloucestershire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.