The Chauncy School

The Chauncy School continues to perform at an outstanding level, providing an engaging and supportive environment where pupils thrive both academically and personally. Pupils express high enthusiasm for their learning and feel respected within a community that values individuality and equality. The curriculum is well-structured, fostering critical thinking and equipping students with essential knowledge for future challenges. Leaders are deeply committed to excellence in teaching and ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs, achieve their best.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on personal and academic achievements
• Vast range of extracurricular clubs that broaden interests
• Highly skilled teachers with strong subject knowledge
• Engaging and challenging curriculum tailored to pupil needs
• Effective support for weaker and reluctant readers
• High expectations for pupils with special educational needs
• Comprehensive careers guidance and experience of work

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Chauncy School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.7% of pupils at The Chauncy School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Chauncy School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.6% of pupils at The Chauncy School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Chauncy School received £7,634 and spent £7,127 for each of its 1,515 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £5,142,000 (£3,394 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Chauncy School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Chauncy School is Outstanding, from an inspection in August 2023.

When was The Chauncy School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Chauncy School was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does The Chauncy School have?

The Chauncy School has 1,515 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Chauncy School cover?

The Chauncy School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Chauncy School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.4, and 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Chauncy School?

The Chauncy School is at Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0DP.