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The Chauncy School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Park Road, Ware SG12 0DP · chauncyschool.com · 01920 411200
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.99 mi
- 4.82 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,515
- 501 over 1,014 places · 149%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Chauncy School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.99 mi (4.82 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 6.32 mi (10.17 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 248 families put the school first and 225 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 225 | 248 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 223 | 202 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 218 | 254 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 238 | 242 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 247 | 253 | 1▲ | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.99 mi4.82 km | |
| September 2025 | 6.32 mi10.17 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.52 mi4.06 km | |
| September 2023 | 3.09 mi4.97 km | |
| September 2022 | 2.48 mi4.00 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.5, and 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.29 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 62.5 | +6.3 |
| Further education | 31 | +3.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.3 | −4.2 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 122 students | B- (35.3) | Average -0.04 | |
| 128 students | B- (35.8) | Average +0.05 | |
| 85 students | Dist (33.6) | Above average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 86 | B- (37.6) | +0.33 |
| 2022/23 | 63 | B- (37.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 92 | B (39.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 104 | C+ (31.9) | -0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 96 | C+ (32.4) | -0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 93 | C+ (31.7) | -0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 86 | C (30.5) | +0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.8 | −6.1 |
| Further education | 3.8 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 28.6 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | +5.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | −2.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Chauncy School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (304 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 304
- 22% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 76 parents (25%) with SEND