Hertfordshire
Chancellor's School
GCSE results 2026: every Hertfordshire school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 51.0 is above the national average of around 46.
- 51.0
- Attainment 8
- 52%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.35
- Progress 8
- [0.15, 0.54]
- Confidence interval
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What to do next
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Admissions and catchment
In-year places (September 2026 to July 2027): Year 7: no places · Year 8: no places · Year 9: no places · Year 10: no places · Year 11: places available. As listed by the council on 27 September 2026 (source). Lists change daily; confirm with the council’s in-year admissions team.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
96% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 206 | 222 | 163 (73%) | 636 |
| September 2025 | 202 | 236 | 164 (69%) | 669 |
| September 2024 | 202 | 243 | 171 (70%) | 710 |
| September 2023 | 204 | 246 | 177 (72%) | 662 |
| September 2022 | 204 | 238 | 167 (70%) | 659 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 111 | Not published | Not published | 31% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 107 | Not published | Not published | 27% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 105 | 0% England 1% | 25% England 18% | 30% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 87 | 0% England 1% | 22% England 15% | 28% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 93 | 0% England 1% | 20% England 16% | 26% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 85 | 0% England 1% | 27% England 14% | 34% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
15 May 2026 | SIF Registration closes for Musical Aptitude Test
Source · checked 27 October 2026
27 March 2026 | SIF Registration opens for Musical Aptitude Test
Source · checked 27 October 2026
W/C 5 October 2026 | Results of all Musical Aptitude Tests emailed to parents by Chancellor’s School
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Musical Aptitude ONLY - Supplementary Information Form
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Open events
Our Open Evening will take place on 5 November 2026 - if you would like to attend please click here to register. There will be two presentations for you to choo…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
Ten percent of the PAN (21 places) will be allocated on the basis of both a written musical aptitude test and a performance musical aptitude test.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions pageAdmission policySixth form
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Chancellor's School
- How good are Chancellor's School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.0, against 47.6 across England. 18.8% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Chancellor's School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 36.6 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B-). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Chancellor's School?
- For September 2026, 222 families put it first for 206 Year 7 places: 1.1 first choices per place. Some of its places go by an ability or aptitude test; its admission policy says how many.
- How many Chancellor's School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 0% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 23.5% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 202 | 51.0 | — | 52.0% | 18.8% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 205 | 47.6 | — | 47.3% | — | 68.3% | 4.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 205 | 52.9 | +0.35 | 56.6% | — | 75.6% | 4.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 173 | 54.0 | +0.34 | 59.0% | — | 78.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 186 | 56.1 | +0.23 | — | — | 78.0% | 5.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Hertfordshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147246 |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher David Croston |
| Trust | DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | AL9 7BN |
| Pupils | 1,253 |
| FSM eligible | 17.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Pine Grove, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7BN
http://www.chancellors.herts.sch.uk1707650702| DfE number | 5419 |
| UKPRN | 10083590 |
| Opened | 1 Jul 2019 |
| GIAS updated | 23 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |