Chancellor's School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Pine Grove, Hatfield, AL9 7BN
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
25.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,241
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,292 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
164 of 236 families who put it first got an offer
202
Places offered
669
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 236 | 164 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 196 | 33 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 125 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 4th preference | 112 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 669 | 202 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 16 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Megan Hubbard
- Address
- Pine Grove, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 7BN
- Phone
- 01707650702
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Brookmans Park and Little Heath · Welwyn Hatfield
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147246
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,241 pupils · 1,292 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,055 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.21 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.63 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 95 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 200 | 19% | 52% | 77% | |
| English Language | 200 | 19% | 58% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 197 | 17% | 60% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 140 | 2% | 26% | 51% | |
| History | 120 | 29% | 59% | 69% | |
| German | 75 | 23% | 51% | 71% | |
| Design & Technology | 65 | 8% | 48% | 63% | |
| Biology | 58 | 41% | 90% | 98% | |
| Physics | 57 | 56% | 95% | 98% | |
| Business | 57 | 11% | 51% | 79% | |
| Chemistry | 57 | 35% | 91% | 100% | |
| Geography | 52 | 27% | 65% | 75% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 32 | 22% | 34% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 23 | 0% | 17% | 48% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 20 | 5% | 10% | 45% | |
| Economics | 19 | 11% | 16% | 42% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 0% | 26% | 68% | |
| Geography | 18 | 6% | 33% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 6% | 11% | 78% | |
| Physics | 17 | 6% | 24% | 35% | |
| Psychology | 13 | 8% | 23% | 77% | |
| Film Studies | 13 | 0% | 15% | 77% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 15% | 46% | 54% | |
| Biology | 12 | 0% | 17% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11116: Chancellor's School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 70% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.