Chipping Campden School
Cider Mill Lane, Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHIPPING CAMPDEN SCHOOL
- Principal
- Gareth Burton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,475
- Pupils on roll
- 1,465
- URN
- 136960
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01386840216
About this school
Chipping Campden School is a secondary academy in Chipping Campden. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,465 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 214 | 219 | 226 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 49.7 | 47.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.26 +0.07 to +0.46 | +0.16 -0.03 to +0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 53% | 51.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 72.1% | 69.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 46.6% | 44.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chipping Campden School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.4 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.7 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.3 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,477 |
| 2023/24 | 1,480 |
| 2024/25 | 1,479 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chipping Campden School compares
Chipping Campden School ranked 23rd of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.3 | 7.9% | 17.8% | 1,465 | — |
| Shipston High School | 43.9 | 11.6% | 24% | 526 | 6.1 miles |
| The De Montfort School | 38.4 | 8.4% | 25.9% | 915 | 7.2 miles |
| Prince Henry's High School | 46.2 | 8.6% | 14.8% | 1,282 | 7.7 miles |
| Stratford Girls' Grammar School | 80.6 | 4.4% | 2.8% | 853 | 9.6 miles |
| King Edward VI School | 83.3 | 4.8% | 2.9% | 879 | 9.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.76%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.89%
- Persistent absence
- 17.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shipston High School6.1 miles
Secondary · Shipston-on-Stour
-
The De Montfort School7.2 miles
Secondary · Evesham
-
Prince Henry's High School7.7 miles
Secondary · Evesham
-
Stratford Girls' Grammar School9.6 miles
Secondary · Stratford-upon-Avon
-
King Edward VI School9.8 miles
Secondary · Stratford-upon-Avon
Other schools in Chipping Campden
Common questions
- What year groups does Chipping Campden School teach?
- Chipping Campden School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chipping Campden.
- Who is the principal of Chipping Campden School?
- The principal of Chipping Campden School is Gareth Burton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chipping Campden School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chipping Campden School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chipping Campden School?
- Chipping Campden School has 1,465 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chipping Campden School full?
- Chipping Campden School has capacity for 1,475 pupils and 1,465 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chipping Campden School a faith school?
- No. Chipping Campden School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chipping Campden School a selective school?
- No. Chipping Campden School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Chipping Campden School?
- Chipping Campden School is part of CHIPPING CAMPDEN SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chipping Campden School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.4 in 2022/23 and 47.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chipping Campden School rank locally?
- Chipping Campden School ranked 23rd of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chipping Campden School's absence rate?
- Chipping Campden School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chipping Campden School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chipping Campden School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.