Chancellor's School

Pine Grove, Hatfield, AL9 7BN

1,241 pupils · 96% of 1,292 capacity

Phase
Secondary
Type
Academy converter
Ages
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Trust
DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
18.2%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (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 8 November 2023, published 18 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Attainment 8 score47.6
Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass)47.3%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass)69.8%
Entering the English Baccalaureate68.3%

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 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry206222636206
Sept 2025 entry202236669202
Sept 2024 entry202243710202
Sept 2023 entry204246662204
Sept 2022 entry204238659204
Sept 2021 entry204209665204
Sept 2020 entry209215697209

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

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.