The Chauncy School

Comprehensive

National rank

359

n/a

Rank last year

56%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

22.2%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Steve Walton
Attendance 92.7%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 16.2% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,515
Pupils on free school meals 18.5%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 324=

Grade

%

A*

8

A

18.7

B

29.4

A*/A

26.6

A*-B

56

GCSE 2025 rank: 382

Grade

%

9/8

13.4

7

8.8

9/8/7

22.2

What the school inspection says

“Pupils are highly enthusiastic about attending Chauncy School. They appreciate the support they receive from staff, which enables to them to succeed. Their personal and academic achievements are widely celebrated ... Pupils say that this is a school where everyone’s differences are accepted, and everyone is equal. [They] feel part of a community and … treat each other, and staff, with respect ... Leaders are single-minded in their determination for all pupils to succeed academically and to develop their interests and character. They strive, successfully, for teaching to be the best that it can be ... Pupils are expected to act as young adults … [and] leaders are committed to raising pupils’ aspirations and preparing them for the next stage of their lives. The careers programme is comprehensive.”
Inspection
2023
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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