Schools in Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire · 13 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Chipping Norton (13)
- Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX7 5AX
Ofsted: Outstanding (2017)KS2: 91% expected (2025) - Chadlington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX7 3LY
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 89% expected (2025)94% of first choices got in - Chipping Norton School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · OX7 5DY
Ofsted: Good (2017)Attainment 8: 49.9 (2026)91% of first choices got in - Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX7 5SA
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 71% expected (2025) - Great Tew County Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX7 4DB
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 80% expected (2025)88% of first choices got in - Middle Barton Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · OX7 7BX
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 84% expected (2025) - St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton
Primary · Ages 2-11 · OX7 5DH
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 45% expected (2025) - Wychwood Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · OX7 6BD
Ofsted: Good (2011)KS2: 70% expected (2025) - Windrush Valley School
Prep · Ages 3-11 · Independent · OX7 6AN
By type:Primary schools in Chipping Norton (10)Senior schools in Chipping Norton (1)Secondary schools in Chipping Norton (1)Prep schools in Chipping Norton (1)
13
10 primary · 1 secondary
2,668
73% capacity used
3
1 outstanding · 2 good
3,641
973 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
47.1
GCSE Eng+Maths
28.5%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
754 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +189 primary and +136 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
76% occupied · 409 spare places
Secondary Schools
71% occupied · 427 spare places
Questions parents ask about 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.