Chancellor's School

Chancellor's School in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire, is a secondary school (including sixth form). It has 1043 boys and girls aged 11–18. The school was a state comprehensive foundation school until 2019, when it converted to an academy.[1]

This article is about the UK school. For the US school, see Chancellor High School. For the school in Zimbabwe, see Chancellor Junior School.

Chancellor's School
Address
Pine Grove

Brookmans Park
,
Hertfordshire
,
AL9 7BN

England
Coordinates51°43′39″N 0°11′01″W
Information
TypeFoundation school
MottoAchieve. Enjoy. Excel.
Religious affiliation(s)All religions
Established1964
Local authorityHertfordshire
Department for Education URN117591 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMr David Croston
Gendermixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,043
HousesA,B,H,M,S,W,Y
Colour(s)Sky Blue
Websitehttp://www.chancellors.herts.sch.uk/

History

The school opened in 1964, marking the end of a campaign by parents and local residents for the village to have its own secondary school. Chancellor's was opened by the then Lord Chancellor Gerald Gardiner which is how the school was named. Lilian Caras's book, Chancellor's School - The Background, sets out the circumstances leading up to the building of the school and charts its development.[2][3] The school became a specialist in mathematics and ICT 2006 with its continued investment in these areas.

Chancellor's School's GCSE standards continued to rise up until 2003-2004 when it reached its record of over 73% of pupils passed GCSE with at least 5 Cs.

Houses

The house system was re-introduced in 2012 and made up of six houses, all named after Lord Chancellors: Arundel, Becket, Hailsham, More, Somers and Wolsey. In 2019, Yorke house was added.[4]

House House Colour
Arundel      Purple
Becket      Orange
Hailsham      Blue
More      Red
Somers      Yellow
Wolsey      Green
Yorke      Light Blue

References
  1. "Chancellor's School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. Chancellor's School. (1989). Chancellor's School : the background : 25th anniversary 1964-1989. Caras, Lilian. Hatfield: Chancellor's School. ISBN 0-9514589-0-6. OCLC 21411763.
  3. "Chancellor's School - The Background". Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "House System". www.chancellors.herts.sch.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.


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