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The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament.Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and childcare services in England do so to a high standard for children and students.
In the compulsory state education system up to the age of 14, assessment is usually carried out at periodic intervals against National Curriculum levels. This is especially the case at the end of each Key Stage, at the ages of 7, 11 and 14, where students are statutorily assessed against these levels.
The Progress 8 benchmark is an accountability measure used by the government of the United Kingdom to measure the effectiveness of secondary schools in England. It bands pupils into groups based on their scores in English and mathematics during the Key Stage 2 SATs.
The school had an Ofsted inspection in March 2008 and was assessed as Outstanding, Grade 1 on a four-point scale. [1] The school was assessed by Ofsted again in July 2022 and its rating was decreased to Good, Grade 2 on a four-point scale. [2] In 2008, 44% of students achieved 5 A*–C grades at GCSE. [3]
The school was last inspected by Ofsted in January 2008, and was awarded an overall performance rating of Grade 1 Outstanding, point one on a four-point scale, with pupils making good progress in their academic skills and personal development from very low starting points in the nursery. [1] [11]
In the November 2005 Ofsted inspection [14] the school was rated 'Good’ (point 2 on a four-point scale) and an 'Outstanding' rating was given for 16- to 19-year-olds in the 'How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?' category. [10] The school regularly competes in the annual UKMT Regional Maths Challenge. [15]
The 2017 Ofsted Inspection awarded the school a rating of 2 ("Good") in a scale of 1 to 4, excellent to inadequate respectively. [8] The founding headteacher, Dianne Smith, was succeeded by the new headteacher Steven Labedz who was appointed by the governors at the beginning of 2006 having previously held the post of Associate Headteacher.
Chipping Norton School has had three full inspections carried out by Ofsted since 2012. 2012: The school was judged to be 'Good' overall and achieved a '2' in every marking category (on a scale of 1–4, 1 being exceptional and 4 being inadequate).