Chipping Campden School

Chipping Campden School is a large 11–18 secondary comprehensive and academy converter within a single-academy trust. Pupils are happy, feel a strong sense of belonging, and generally meet the school’s high expectations for behaviour. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, pupils achieve well in many areas, and GCSE English and mathematics strong pass rates are above the national average. Sixth-form students are exceptionally positive, achieve well, and the vast majority successfully apply to academically selective universities. Personal development and sixth-form provision are particular strengths, supported by extensive enrichment, a well-designed Life Learning curriculum, strong careers guidance, effective reading support and good SEND provision. Safeguarding is effective.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel a strong sense of belonging.
• Sixth-form students are extremely proud of their school and are excellent role models.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with a wide range of subjects at key stages 4 and 5.
• GCSE English and mathematics strong pass rates are above the national average.
• Sixth-form students achieve well and many progress to academically selective universities.
• The school provides extensive enrichment opportunities, including sports, performing arts and pupil-led clubs.
• The Life Learning curriculum is exceptionally well designed and delivered.
• Pupils with SEND are accurately identified and effectively supported alongside their peers.
• Reading is well promoted, and pupils who have fallen behind are well supported to catch up.
• The careers programme is strong and includes work experience in Years 10 and 12.
• Leaders actively seek staff and parent views and are highly responsive to feedback.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is not consistently effective across subjects.
• Staff do not consistently use teaching approaches to check and deepen pupils’ understanding.
• Some pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, do not achieve as well as they could.
• Leaders do not monitor curriculum implementation closely enough, limiting trustees’ oversight.
• The low-level disruption system is not used consistently well.
• Occasional poor behaviour is sometimes not addressed quickly enough in lessons.
• A small minority of younger pupils disrupt learning and frustrate their peers.
• Trustees need to strengthen their challenge to help the school achieve its ambitious plans.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Chipping Campden School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.4% of pupils at Chipping Campden School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Chipping Campden School had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.0% of pupils at Chipping Campden School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Chipping Campden School received £8,074 and spent £8,186 for each of its 1,479 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £521,000 (£352 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Chipping Campden School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chipping Campden School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Chipping Campden School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chipping Campden School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Chipping Campden School have?

Chipping Campden School has 1,465 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chipping Campden School cover?

Chipping Campden School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Chipping Campden School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.4, and 54% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Chipping Campden School?

Chipping Campden School is at Cider Mill Lane, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6HU.