The Chauncy School
Park Road, Ware, SG12 0DP
1,515 pupils · 149% of 1,014 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CHAUNCY SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 June 2023, published 1 August 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 46% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 28.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 225 | 248 | 670 | 225 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 223 | 202 | 612 | 223 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 218 | 254 | 740 | 218 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 238 | 242 | 714 | 238 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 247 | 253 | 724 | 247 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 241 | 262 | 756 | 241 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 208 | 227 | 721 | 208 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 209 | 227 | 677 | 209 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Presdales School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Richard Hale School 3.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Sele School 4.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The John Warner School 5.4 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Robert Barclay Academy 7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Broxbourne School 8.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.