Chipping Campden School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Cider Mill Lane, Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 13/05/2025
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
17.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,465
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,475 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
206 of 241 families who put it first got an offer
214
Places offered
380
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 241 | 206 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 70 | 4 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 47 | 4 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 380 | 214 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 230 applications came from outside the council area (97 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gareth Burton
- Address
- Cider Mill Lane, Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
- Phone
- 01386840216
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Campden & Vale · North Cotswolds
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136960
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHIPPING CAMPDEN SCHOOL
1,465 pupils · 1,475 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
13 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 24
17 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,143 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.80 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 226 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.85 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 151 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 225 | 16% | 64% | 79% | |
| English Language | 224 | 14% | 53% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 216 | 14% | 56% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 158 | 3% | 28% | 62% | |
| Geography | 142 | 18% | 54% | 74% | |
| Business | 102 | 15% | 52% | 68% | |
| History | 94 | 13% | 44% | 54% | |
| Art and Design | 84 | 31% | 85% | 93% | |
| Biology | 64 | 28% | 89% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 63 | 30% | 90% | 97% | |
| Physics | 62 | 32% | 94% | 97% | |
| Physical Education | 52 | 13% | 38% | 63% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 38 | 8% | 13% | 37% | |
| History | 34 | 9% | 26% | 62% | |
| Economics | 32 | 3% | 16% | 56% | |
| Geography | 30 | 0% | 7% | 43% | |
| Business Studies | 28 | 11% | 43% | 68% | |
| Biology | 26 | 4% | 27% | 42% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 22 | 0% | 9% | 32% | |
| Fine Art | 21 | 24% | 43% | 71% | |
| Sociology | 20 | 5% | 10% | 20% | |
| Mathematics | 20 | 30% | 60% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 11% | 42% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 6% | 28% | 61% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10919: Chipping Campden School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Gloucestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.