Chancellor's School
Pine Grove, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 7BN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Megan Hubbard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,292
- Pupils on roll
- 1,241
- URN
- 147246
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707650702
About this school
Chancellor's School is a secondary academy in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,241 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 205 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.0 | 52.9 | 47.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.13 to +0.56 | +0.35 +0.15 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 56.6% | 47.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 72.2% | 69.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 75.6% | 68.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
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 Chancellor's 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.9 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.6 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,218 |
| 2023/24 | 1,250 |
| 2024/25 | 1,253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chancellor's School compares
Chancellor's School ranked 51st of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% 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 | 47.6 | 8.8% | 17.9% | 1,241 | — |
| Gracewood Academy | — | — | — | 420 | 1.7 miles |
| Dame Alice Owen's School | 72.9 | 4% | 4.9% | 1,467 | 2.7 miles |
| Onslow St Audrey's School | 36.6 | 11.8% | 35.5% | 787 | 2.8 miles |
| Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School | 51.9 | 8% | 18.8% | 942 | 2.8 miles |
| Stanborough School | 47.9 | 5.5% | 20% | 1,287 | 4.6 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)
- 17.87%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.76%
- Persistent absence
- 25.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gracewood Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Potters Bar
-
Dame Alice Owen's School2.7 miles
Secondary · Potters Bar
-
Onslow St Audrey's School2.8 miles
Secondary · Hatfield
-
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School2.8 miles
Secondary · Hatfield
-
Stanborough School4.6 miles
Secondary · Welwyn Garden City
Other schools in Hatfield
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Secondary
- Onslow St Audrey's School Secondary
- Birchwood Nursery School Nursery
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School Primary
- Brookmans Park Primary School Primary
- Countess Anne Church of England School Primary
- De Havilland Primary School Primary
- Green Lanes Primary School Primary
- Hatfield Community Free School Primary
- Howe Dell Primary School Primary
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chancellor's School teach?
- Chancellor's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hatfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Chancellor's School?
- The headteacher of Chancellor's School is Mrs Megan Hubbard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chancellor's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chancellor's 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 Chancellor's School?
- Chancellor's School has 1,241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chancellor's School full?
- Chancellor's School has capacity for 1,292 pupils and 1,241 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chancellor's School a faith school?
- No. Chancellor's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chancellor's School a selective school?
- No. Chancellor's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Chancellor's School?
- Chancellor's School is part of DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chancellor's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54 in 2022/23 and 47.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chancellor's School rank locally?
- Chancellor's School ranked 51st of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% 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 Chancellor's School's absence rate?
- Chancellor's School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chancellor's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chancellor's 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 10 July 2026.