Year 7 ‘Play in a Day’ performance

Banbury’s youth-focused Cherwell Theatre Company invited students at Chipping Norton School to stage a ‘Play in a Day’. The play, ‘The Changing Room’ by Chris Bush, was rehearsed over a school day with students working in collaboration with professional theatre-makers, then performed at The Theatre, Chipping Norton. Set in and around a swimming pool, ‘The […]

’19 ways to capture life after lockdown, Photography competition

Last term the Art Department launched a photography competition across the school to promote wellbeing and the end of lockdown. This has been a very difficult year and we wanted to focus on some positivity. The response was fantastic and we were very impressed with the standard of the photos submitted. We were very lucky […]

Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions: Let the adventures begin!

Over this summer term, almost 170 students completed their expeditions for the Duke of Edinburgh Award; 2-4 days out in the countryside, learning about themselves, team work and the world in which they live. It all started with 94 students completing both a practice and assessed expedition for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award. They […]

Year 7 Girls’ Sports teams show off their talents!

On Tuesday 15th June we saw the long awaited return of sporting fixtures for the girls. We hosted Henry Box School for rounders matches for the Year 7, 8 and 9 teams. On a lovely sunny afternoon we witnessed some fantastic games, where both schools showed incredible skills and great sportspersonship. After nearly a year […]

Sunny Sports Day returns to CNS!

Friday 16th July saw the return of Sports Day, albeit it looked a little different than in previous years. Students competed in tutor groups instead of houses which added an extra rivalry among friends! Each year group was allocated a period to compete in High Jump, Long Jump, Howler Throw, Shot Putt and the 800m. […]