Chipping Campden School, Chipping Campden

In its own words: "Applications received after this date will be treated as a late application and will not be considered until all other applications have been processed. We will not process applications without these documents being provided at the time of receipt. If your application is successful, you will receive a written offer from the school. The letter will include:"

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Chipping Campden School. As Principal, it is my privilege to lead the school and I extend a very warm welcome to students, parents and our friends in the local community and beyond. Our school is indeed a very special place - unlike any other."

In 2026, pupils at Chipping Campden School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is up from 47.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.16: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.5, against 52.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 31 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 253 families put Chipping Campden School as their first choice and 382 named it as one of their preferences, for 222 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 46 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

329 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chipping Campden School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 65% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (65%).

Of the 219 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 181 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 39% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 38% into work. 25% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Chipping Campden School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Grounds (inside), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Chipping Campden School issued 93 suspensions, 6.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Chipping Campden School are St Catharine's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles) and St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.