Chace Community School
Churchbury Lane, Enfield, EN1 3HQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Tanya Douglas
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 880
- URN
- 102049
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083637321
About this school
Chace Community School is a community secondary school in Enfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 880 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 191 | 195 | 168 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 38.0 | 42.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.36 to +0.06 | -0.60 -0.81 to -0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 28.7% | 38.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 55.9% | 59.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 53.8% | 64.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chace Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.1 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,084 |
| 2023/24 | 1,031 |
| 2024/25 | 966 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chace Community School compares
Chace Community School ranked 12th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.1 | 8.7% | 42.9% | 880 | — |
| Enfield County School for Girls | 52 | 8.7% | 35.4% | 999 | 0.5 miles |
| Enfield Grammar School | 49 | 7.2% | 30.9% | 1,004 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsmead School | 48.8 | 8.5% | 40.1% | 1,484 | 0.9 miles |
| Bishop Stopford's School | 36.5 | 11.5% | 47.4% | 554 | 1.0 miles |
| Wren Academy Enfield | 58.3 | 6.4% | 11.3% | 1,024 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.86%
- English as an additional language
- 37.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.68%
- Persistent absence
- 25.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Enfield County School for Girls0.5 miles
Secondary · Enfield
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Enfield Grammar School0.6 miles
Secondary · Enfield
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Kingsmead School0.9 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Bishop Stopford's School1.0 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Wren Academy Enfield1.1 miles
Secondary · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
Chace Community School ranks 6th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Enfield.
- Bishop Stopford's School Secondary
- Enfield County School for Girls Secondary
- Enfield Grammar School Secondary
- Heron Hall Academy Secondary
- Kingsmead School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Enfield Secondary
- St Ignatius College Secondary
- The Lea Valley Academy Secondary
- Wren Academy Enfield Secondary
- Alma Primary School Primary
- Brimsdown Primary School Primary
- Bush Hill Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chace Community School teach?
- Chace Community School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Chace Community School?
- The headteacher of Chace Community School is Ms Tanya Douglas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chace Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chace Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chace Community School?
- Chace Community School has 880 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chace Community School full?
- Chace Community School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 880 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chace Community School a faith school?
- No. Chace Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chace Community School a selective school?
- No. Chace Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Chace Community School have?
- The schools register lists Chace Community School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chace Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.1 in 2022/23 and 42.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chace Community School rank locally?
- Chace Community School ranked 12th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chace Community School's absence rate?
- Chace Community School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chace Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chace Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.