Chace Community School
| Established | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Headteacher | Sue Warrington |
| Specialism | Technology |
| Location | Churchbury Lane Enfield Town London EN1 3HQ England |
| Local authority | Enfield |
| DfE URN | 102049 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1257 |
| Gender | mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.chace.enfield.sch.uk |
Coordinates: 51°39′41″N 0°04′31″W / 51.66126°N 0.07522°W
Chace Community School is a comprehensive mixed state secondary school in Forty Hill, Enfield Town with 1257 pupils in 2009. It is situated on Churchbury Lane with its fields backing on to Baker Street. Chace is spelled with a 'c' rather than a 's', despite the school being close to the Chase Side area of Enfield. The school logo is the Enfield (the same as the London Borough of Enfield logo). Its colours are black and red. The school has been awarded specialist Technology College status.
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[edit] Houses
Until September 2003, the school had four houses, named after four local large estates. These are listed below with the house colour in brackets.
- Capel (red) named after Capel Manor. Now the home of Capel Manor College for agricultural related studies
- Myddelton (green) named after Myddelton House. Now the home of Myddelton House Gardens
- Trent (blue) named after Trent House. Now within Middlesex University
- Whitewebbs (yellow) named after Whitewebbs House. Now a Toby Carvery pub
[edit] Performance
[edit] GCSE level (Key Stage 4)
The school is in the top half of the Enfield league table with 89% achieving 5 GCSEs at grade C or above in 2009.[1]. In 2008, 44% achieved 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including Maths and English).[2]
[edit] A Level (Key Stage 5)
In 2005, the average UCAS points score was 211.5 per student, equivalent to 3 grade B at A Level.[3]
QCA Points
In 2006 the average points score per examination entry was 235.5, equivalent to just under a grade B at A level.[4]
In 2007 the average points score per examination entry was 242.8, equivalent to just over a grade B at A level.[5]
In 2008 the average points score per examination entry was 278.3, equivalent to just under a grade A at A Level.[6]
[edit] Headteachers
- Current: Sue Warrington
- Past: Mrs Hill, Mr Higgins
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Will Antwi, Anglo-Ghanaian footballer, defender for Dagenham and Redbridge
- Richard Moon, Ambassador to Latvia since 2007
- Michelle Ryan, actress, best known for Zoe Slater in EastEnders
- Malcolm Needs, screenwriter
- Mitchell Wells, guitarist in London PX
- Paul Whitehouse, comedian and actor.
[edit] External links
- Official Chace Community School page
- Key stage 4 Current performance according to Department for Education and Skills
- Key stage 5 Current performance according to Department for Education and Skills
- View from Google Maps
- EduBase
