Chipping Norton School
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The official account for Chipping Norton School
Congratulations to Stepan Shumanskyi who recently won the runners up prize (£50 Amazon voucher) in Abingdon and Witney College’s T-Level Dream Job Competition.
Stepan described what it would be like to be an Artificial Gestation Engineer - Well Done Stepan!
Stepan described what it would be like to be an Artificial Gestation Engineer - Well Done Stepan!
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Congratulations to Stepan Shumanskyi who recently won the runners up prize (£50 Amazon voucher) in Abingdon and Witney College’s T-Level Dream Job Competition.
Stepan described what it would be like to be an Artificial Gestation Engineer - Well Done Stepan!
Stepan described what it would be like to be an Artificial Gestation Engineer - Well Done Stepan!
41 Year 12 students joined the Anthony Nolan register at our recent donor event. This followed on from a presentation from the Anthony Nolan charity promoting the Hero Project. The Hero Project educates students about blood, organ and stem cell donation...
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
41 Year 12 students joined the Anthony Nolan register at our recent donor event. This followed on from a presentation from the Anthony Nolan charity promoting the Hero Project. The Hero Project educates students about blood, organ and stem cell donation...
Well done to all our Year 11 in Food preparation & nutrition who produced this range of stunning dishes in their mocks!
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Well done to all our Year 11 in Food preparation & nutrition who produced this range of stunning dishes in their mocks!
We are looking forward to our annual Scholastic Book Fair which will be set up in the CNS Library from 2nd to 9th December. There will be lots of great books and stationery for our students to buy at bargain prices and our school will earn funds to buy some wonderful new books for the library too.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We are looking forward to our annual Scholastic Book Fair which will be set up in the CNS Library from 2nd to 9th December. There will be lots of great books and stationery for our students to buy at bargain prices and our school will earn funds to buy some wonderful new books for the library too.
Join the Tesco Early Careers team on 8th December at 4pm to learn about their apprenticeship schemes, what is involved, the benefits available, and more.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Join the Tesco Early Careers team on 8th December at 4pm to learn about their apprenticeship schemes, what is involved, the benefits available, and more.
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Register for a virtual classroom session designed to support students considering and applying for apprenticeships in wealth management.
3rd December 2026, 1.30pm-2pm.
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3rd December 2026, 1.30pm-2pm.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Register for a virtual classroom session designed to support students considering and applying for apprenticeships in wealth management.
3rd December 2026, 1.30pm-2pm.
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3rd December 2026, 1.30pm-2pm.
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From our community@chippingnortonschool.org Inbox:
"I just wanted to share Archie's recent promotion with the local cadets in Chipping Norton. He was promoted following completion of his 2 star training to Corporal Bagnall. He has worked really hard to achieve this and we are all very proud of him."
"I just wanted to share Archie's recent promotion with the local cadets in Chipping Norton. He was promoted following completion of his 2 star training to Corporal Bagnall. He has worked really hard to achieve this and we are all very proud of him."
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
From our community@chippingnortonschool.org Inbox:
"I just wanted to share Archie's recent promotion with the local cadets in Chipping Norton. He was promoted following completion of his 2 star training to Corporal Bagnall. He has worked really hard to achieve this and we are all very proud of him."
"I just wanted to share Archie's recent promotion with the local cadets in Chipping Norton. He was promoted following completion of his 2 star training to Corporal Bagnall. He has worked really hard to achieve this and we are all very proud of him."
Thank you to all students & parents who came to see our Outstanding Sixth Form in action at last night's Open Evening! A big thank you also to all our Year 12s and Year 13s who helped as guides, ambassadors & to our House Captains for speaking about what it means to them to be part of our community.
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Thank you to all students & parents who came to see our Outstanding Sixth Form in action at last night's Open Evening! A big thank you also to all our Year 12s and Year 13s who helped as guides, ambassadors & to our House Captains for speaking about what it means to them to be part of our community.
Reading Club enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at The Oxfordshire Book Awards annual ceremony at Magdalen College School. After listening to presentations by all the attending authors, the students enjoyed meeting the authors. We can't wait to start reading the books nominated for next year's awards.
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Reading Club enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at The Oxfordshire Book Awards annual ceremony at Magdalen College School. After listening to presentations by all the attending authors, the students enjoyed meeting the authors. We can't wait to start reading the books nominated for next year's awards.
We had the privilege of welcoming a delegation from the Chipping Norton Royal British Legion yesterday to commemorate Armistice Day in school before joining them at the town memorial.
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We had the privilege of welcoming a delegation from the Chipping Norton Royal British Legion yesterday to commemorate Armistice Day in school before joining them at the town memorial.
A few examples of the brilliant motte and bailey models.
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A few examples of the brilliant motte and bailey models.
Water Bear www.facebook.com/wearewaterbear - The College of Music, based in Sheffield & Brighton ran a seminar on Friday 7 Nov on music courses from 6th form and beyond for 15 of our students. Lots of fascinating information about the music industry and the wide range of music-related careers.
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Water Bear www.facebook.com/wearewaterbear - The College of Music, based in Sheffield & Brighton ran a seminar on Friday 7 Nov on music courses from 6th form and beyond for 15 of our students. Lots of fascinating information about the music industry and the wide range of music-related careers.
This afternoon, we dropped off 47 shoeboxes for this year's teams4u.com/shoebox-appe... to provide Christmas gifts to vulnerable children and their families. Thank you to everyone involved and for showing our value of compassion in action!
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This afternoon, we dropped off 47 shoeboxes for this year's teams4u.com/shoebox-appe... to provide Christmas gifts to vulnerable children and their families. Thank you to everyone involved and for showing our value of compassion in action!
From our community@chippingnortonschool.org Inbox:
”Bill (Year 10) competed in the last round of the 2025 motorbike racing season in the MiniTwin class (Suzuki SV650) at Donington Park with the British Motorcycle Racing Club.
”Bill (Year 10) competed in the last round of the 2025 motorbike racing season in the MiniTwin class (Suzuki SV650) at Donington Park with the British Motorcycle Racing Club.
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
From our community@chippingnortonschool.org Inbox:
”Bill (Year 10) competed in the last round of the 2025 motorbike racing season in the MiniTwin class (Suzuki SV650) at Donington Park with the British Motorcycle Racing Club.
”Bill (Year 10) competed in the last round of the 2025 motorbike racing season in the MiniTwin class (Suzuki SV650) at Donington Park with the British Motorcycle Racing Club.
These results are a down to Lily’s hard work and commitment to excellence—qualities encouraged and supported by Chipping Norton School. We wanted to inform you of her success, as it deserves public recognition and may inspire her peers to pursue their own passions with the same determination.”
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
These results are a down to Lily’s hard work and commitment to excellence—qualities encouraged and supported by Chipping Norton School. We wanted to inform you of her success, as it deserves public recognition and may inspire her peers to pursue their own passions with the same determination.”
From our community@chippingnortonschool.org Inbox:
"Over the course of the season, Lily (Year 11) has competed in the National and European Hovercraft Championships. Impressively, she won every race of the year and was ultimately crowned Champion in BOTH Championships.
"Over the course of the season, Lily (Year 11) has competed in the National and European Hovercraft Championships. Impressively, she won every race of the year and was ultimately crowned Champion in BOTH Championships.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
From our community@chippingnortonschool.org Inbox:
"Over the course of the season, Lily (Year 11) has competed in the National and European Hovercraft Championships. Impressively, she won every race of the year and was ultimately crowned Champion in BOTH Championships.
"Over the course of the season, Lily (Year 11) has competed in the National and European Hovercraft Championships. Impressively, she won every race of the year and was ultimately crowned Champion in BOTH Championships.
Good luck to Christopher Taylor (Y13) who steps into the ring to represent England on Saturday. He is facing Taylor McMahon, reigning Scottish & Three Nations Champion. Impressively, Chris is moving up a weight class to take on one of Scotland’s brightest talents. All of us at CNS wish him well!!
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Good luck to Christopher Taylor (Y13) who steps into the ring to represent England on Saturday. He is facing Taylor McMahon, reigning Scottish & Three Nations Champion. Impressively, Chris is moving up a weight class to take on one of Scotland’s brightest talents. All of us at CNS wish him well!!
Thank you to everyone who embraced our non-uniform day before half-term and dressed in House colours! We raised just shy of £1000 for our school charity www.thrive-ox7.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thank you to everyone who embraced our non-uniform day before half-term and dressed in House colours! We raised just shy of £1000 for our school charity www.thrive-ox7.org
West Oxfordshire Schools Careers Partnership (WOSCP) Careers Fair @ Witney College 3rd December 2025.
A combined School Career convention for students and parents to explore a wide range of career opportunities with local businesses.
A combined School Career convention for students and parents to explore a wide range of career opportunities with local businesses.
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
West Oxfordshire Schools Careers Partnership (WOSCP) Careers Fair @ Witney College 3rd December 2025.
A combined School Career convention for students and parents to explore a wide range of career opportunities with local businesses.
A combined School Career convention for students and parents to explore a wide range of career opportunities with local businesses.
A group of Year 7 and 8 students enjoyed a virtual author talk in the library with award-winning author Piers Torday this morning. Piers talked about how his amazing journey to retrace his family roots in Transylvania inspired his latest books, 'Midnight Treasure' and 'Wolf Crown'.
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A group of Year 7 and 8 students enjoyed a virtual author talk in the library with award-winning author Piers Torday this morning. Piers talked about how his amazing journey to retrace his family roots in Transylvania inspired his latest books, 'Midnight Treasure' and 'Wolf Crown'.