Parents! Please check school bags and blazers for raffle tickets coming home this week! 🎟️

We will remember them: We welcomed our guests from the Chipping Norton Branch of the Royal British Legion who joined us in remembering the eight of our students who died in WWII:

In half term, we took 7 staff and 70 students to Malta on Sports Tour 2026! We packed in boys and girls football as well as mixed gender hockey, and were able to wear our new kit, kindly fundraised by our PTA! An amazing trip for everyone, with lots of new memories. #UptheChip

Our senior girls' first football game of the season ended with a resounding 6-1 win to vs Chipping Campden School today - what a great start!

On the final day of last term we held our first School Council meeting of the year, discussing lots of ideas and welcoming our new House Captains: Kuba, Isabelle, Willow and Joe. We also celebrated the incredible amount of toiletries donated for Thrive!

42 students took part in the 'Dance Intensive' workshop with our visiting choreographer, ex-student Tom Page www.thomaspagedances.org - Thank you so much Tom for this unique and inspiring experience!

A huge thank you to Jack Thorne from Oxford Saints for the brilliant flag football session for our Year 9 boys a couple of weeks ago! A really great session with loads of drills and 5v5 games; Jack was a brilliant coach for our students, who all absolutely loved it! 🏈

📣 Calling student bus users! 📣 You can attend Pizza and Perspectives on Tuesday 27 October 11am – 3:00 pm at Chipping Norton Town Hall. Follow the link to sign up so you can share your thoughts on how you would like Oxfordshire buses to run: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxbusyouth

Last week, our Year 10 RE students heard from the first of our Expert Speakers, Stuart, who spoke on Christian Apologetics. Across this academic year, our students will hear from more experts giving them a chance to discover about the world around us. A huge thank you to Mrs Johnson for organising!

Last week we gathered our Open Evening tour guides to thank them for volunteering and sharing our school community with our visitors - 350 students helped out in total!

An Evening of Music! 🎶 Join us on Wednesday 14th October, 7pm, in the Main Hall! Th evening will be filled with performances from our talented students, as well as refreshments to purchase. Please buy a ticket in advance to avoid disappointment! Tickets are available through MCAS for just £4.

2 sporting updates this week: 1) Rugby: After the clouds cleared at Cotswolds School the year 11s with only a bare 15 then down to 14 with an injury to Roman, ended up beating Costwolds school 26-10. 2) Netball: Team shots are in from the start of the season for our netballers (7 and 10)

We took 19 year 13 students to Margam field studies centre, Wales. The students visited freshwater habitats, the rocky shore and sand dunes. They gained experience using different sampling strategies to collect data for their final required practical:

Our Art trip enjoyed the cultural wonders and artistic heritage of Paris last weekend - from Versailles to Montmartre - merveilleux!

A huge thank you to our 350(!) students who volunteered for Thursday's Open Evening as tour guides, subject ambassadors or to demonstrate everything from science experiments to a range of sports, instruments, languages & drama activities among many others. Next stop - KS5 Open Evening (12 Nov)!

A huge thank you from our wonderful PTA to all of you for your baking and buying and eating of cake at Chastleton!! We raised a fantastic amount and we could not have done it without your support, so thank you 🧁🤩

Help us celebrate our 6th Formers completing 2 of 3 Peaks this past weekend, with the weather deciding the fate of the last! Their current total stands at £1200, can you help chip in to get them over the finish line? Follow the link to donate and show your support! donate.stripe.com/3cIbJ21nieXA...

Wednesday saw our first Primary U11 Football Event of the year, where we were joined by 200 primary school pupils! A huge shout out to our Year 12 Sports Leaders, who were absolutely brilliant! Well done to everyone involved - what a fantastic day!

Ou Year 8 boys have had two long away days to Swindon and Abingdon but came away with big wins in both the National and County Cups! A 5-3 win against Lydiard park Academy was followed by a huge 10-0 win against John Mason! Well done boys! What a week! ⚽️🏆️

A huge thank you to Becky from Jaffe & Neale Bookshop for visiting us yesterday! 📚️ She spent time with some of our fantastic students, hand-picking books specifically tailored to their interests. Our students were even lucky enough to take a brand new book home! 📖 #goallin #nationalyearofreading

🏔️ 3 Peak Challenge Update 🏔️ Pen y Fan and Cadair didn’t disappoint: the cliffs, lakes and pinnacles were magic! Although the expedition was ended by 70mph winds over Snowdon, we are incredibly proud of what this group has achieved! A huge thank you to all involved! donate.stripe.com/3cIbJ21nieXA...

OPEN EVENING reminder: Thursday 1 October, 5-8pm We look forward to welcoming all interested Year 5 and Year 6 parents and students this Thursday. Come and experience our close-knit school community for yourself!

Well done to our GCSE Geographers completing their fieldwork last week, exploring our local and regional surroundings!

We said "Auf Wiedersehen" on Thursday to this year's German exchange partners from the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Nördlingen - see you (again) in July 2027!

Save the date(s) and please pass on our invites to: Year 7 Open Evening - Thu 1 October (5-8pm) Sixth Form Open Evening - Thu 12 November (5-8pm)

Wine and cheese lovers, this one is for you! 🍷🧀 Our PTA is holding a Wine Tasting Night on Friday 16th October - 6 fabulous wines paired with 6 delicious cheeses! And for more info on making a one-off donation, please click the link: donate.stripe.com/aFa8wQaXS02G...

19 students, 8 members of staff, 2 dogs. On 25th September, the brave group will be taking on the challenge of summiting the highest points in the three major mountain areas of Wales in just 28 hours. 🏔️ Head to donate.stripe.com/3cIbJ21nieXA... to donate to the cause! Thank you for your generosity!

🧁 Calling all bakers! 🧁 Our wonderful PTA are hosting a homemade cake sale at Chastleton House on Saturday 26th September - can you help? And for more info on making a one-off donation, please click the link: donate.stripe.com/aFa8wQaXS02G...

Neither the wind nor the rain could deter us from tackling some real mountains in the Brecon Beacons last weekend! Our final training weekend needed careful re-planning to avoid the gales on Saturday. Please sponsor us to support our "Raise the Roof" campaign: donate.stripe.com/3cIbJ21nieXA...

The Year 12 balloon tower challenge was a great way to end to our first (full) week back. A symbol of how all of us aspire to work together with curiosity and creativity towards a common goal, based on teamwork and mutual respect. Wishing all members of our community a well-deserved weekend!