Chancellor's School


Chancellor's School in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire, is a secondary school. 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.

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