Tom Moorhouse: Year 7 Author talk
Y7s enjoyed a fascinating talk from children’s author, Tom Moorhouse at the end of term. As well as being an author, Tom is a research ecologist at Oxford University and spoke to the students about the plight of water voles at the hands of the American mink; a subject he highlights in his wonderful The […]
Night of the Musicals
This year’s ‘Night of the Musicals’ concert was truly memorable. The hall was full to capacity and the Year 7s performed their 3 songs perfectly with great enthusiasm. The Flute Group’s debut performance of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (complete with car horn and whistles) was fantastic and all the soloist and small group singers were […]
Year 13 Biology Fieldtrip
At the beginning of October, the Year 13 biology students travelled to Port Talbot, Wales for the annual Biology fieldwork trip. Leaving school on the Monday morning with the sun beaming down on us, we were in high spirits as we arrived at Margam Discovery Centre; an incredibly natural and ecological education site. Our 4-day […]
Arts Society Cotswold: Young Arts Awards 2018
On September 12th, the Anne Stevens 2018 Bursaries were presented to three very talented and hard working young people from three local Cotswolds schools. These final year students each intend to follow a career in arts through an Arts Foundation or related Degree Course. The award of £500 will fund an Arts’ Pass or an […]
50th anniversary of German Exchange
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Chipping Norton School’s German Exchange with the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Nördlingen. The exchange started after a regional partnership between Oxfordshire and the Bavarian region of Schwaben led to the meeting of the then head of CNS, Arthur Nockles, and Dr Alexander Kessler. Initially visiting each other in alternate years, the exchange […]
Sports Awards 2018
On Wednesday 12th September students, teachers and parents came together for our 10th annual sports awards. During the evening there were a number of awards given out including dedication to sport, sportswoman and sportsman of the year and team awards. Mr Doherty opened the evening to welcome everyone and hand out each awards to the […]
Best Sports Day ever!
This year’s Sports Day was held in hot and humid conditions not usually associated with the summer’s showpiece sporting event. In a break with tradition all track and field events were held on the same day which made for an exciting buzz at school during morning registration. Students jumped and threw magnificently in the morning – […]
German Exchange 2018
On Sunday the 1st of July, a group of 35 Year 8 and Year 9 students and 3 teachers left Chipping Norton at 8.30pm and headed for Germany. The journey was roughly 20 hours of films, chatting, and very little sleep! When we finally arrived in Nördlingen at 4pm that next day, everyone was exhausted […]
Year 8 Normandy trip
The Year 8s travelled by coach and ferry to France. The journey took almost 18 hours but it was totally worth it. On the first morning after breakfast we went to a market to buy lunch. Apart from the fact it was pouring with rain, it was a very enjoyable task and we had some […]
Year 11 Prom
The Great Barn in Aynho was the spectacular venue for the 2018 Year 11 Prom. The Year 11 students arrived in vintage cars, sports cars, tractors and on quad bikes. Everyone made a huge effort and looked so glamorous for the last big event as a cohort. It was an amazing evening where student could […]