Chancellor's School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Chancellor's School is a secondary school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Chancellor's School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026 there were 222 first-choice applications for 206 offers: 1.1 first choices per offer, the 33rd highest of 74 Hertfordshire secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, 163 offers went to first-choice families, and 59 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place; 43 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 47.6 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Pine Grove, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 7BN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,241 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils and students are happy to be at Chancellor’s.”
- “They are kept safe and know that everybody has someone they can turn to if there is a problem or if they themselves are in trouble.”
- “Behaviour around the school site is good.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, time spent talking and writing reduces opportunities to develop the practical skills that are crucial to learning.”
- “The school's new approach to assessment in Years 7 to 9 is not used consistently.”
- “In some subjects, there is too much focus on how pupils will be assessed in GCSE examinations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 222 first-preference applications, 206 offers in total, 163 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Gracewood Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dame Alice Owen's School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Onslow St Audrey's School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School 2.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Stanborough School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 4.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ridgeway Academy 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beaumont School 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
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