Chace Community School
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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.
, named after four local large estates. These are listed below with the house colour in brackets.
league table with 89% achieving 5 GCSEs at grade C or above in 2009.http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_05.pl?School=3084037&Mode=Z&Type=. In 2008, 44% achieved 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including Maths and English).http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_08.pl?No=3084037&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=08&Begin=s&Base=b&Num=308
was 211.5 per student, equivalent to 3 grade B at A Level.http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe2x1_05.pl?Mode=Z&Code=&School=3084037&Type=&back=&No=308
QCA Points
In 2006 the average points score per examination entry was 235.5, equivalent to just under a grade B at A level.http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_08.pl?Mode=Z&Type=SC&No=3084037&Phase=2&Begin=1&Year=08&Num=308&Base=a&s2s=1
In 2007 the average points score per examination entry was 242.8, equivalent to just over a grade B at A level.http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_08.pl?Mode=Z&Type=SC&No=3084037&Phase=2&Begin=1&Year=08&Num=308&Base=a&s2s=1
In 2008 the average points score per examination entry was 278.3, equivalent to just under a grade A at A Level.http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_08.pl?Mode=Z&Type=SC&No=3084037&Phase=2&Begin=1&Year=08&Num=308&Base=a&s2s=1
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
mixed state secondary school in Forty Hill
Forty Hill
Forty Hill is a largely residential suburb in the north of the London Borough of Enfield, England. To the north is Bulls Cross, to the south Enfield Town, to the west Clay Hill, and to the east Enfield Highway.- Etymology :...
, Enfield Town
Enfield Town
Enfield Town is the historic town centre of Enfield, formerly in the county of Middlesex and now in the London Borough of Enfield. It is north north-east of Charing Cross...
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
Enfield beast
The enfield is a fictitious creature sometimes used in heraldry, having the head of a fox, forelegs like an eagle's talons, the chest of a greyhound, the body of a lion, the hindquarters and tail of a wolf. -O'Kelly:...
(the same as the London Borough of Enfield
London Borough of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
logo). Its colours are black and red. The school has been awarded specialist Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
status.
Houses
Until September 2003, the school had four housesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
, 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 HouseTrent ParkTrent Park is a country park, formerly the grounds of a mansion house which currently forms the Trent Park campus of Middlesex University in the north of London, United Kingdom...
. Now within Middlesex UniversityMiddlesex UniversityMiddlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group... - Whitewebbs (yellow) named after Whitewebbs House. Now a Toby Carvery pub
GCSE level (Key Stage 4)
The school is in the top half of the EnfieldLondon Borough of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
league table with 89% achieving 5 GCSEs at grade C or above in 2009.http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_05.pl?School=3084037&Mode=Z&Type=. In 2008, 44% achieved 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including Maths and English).http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_08.pl?No=3084037&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=08&Begin=s&Base=b&Num=308
A Level (Key Stage 5)
In 2005, the average UCAS points scoreUCAS Tariff
The UCAS Points System is a means of differentiating students based upon grades from various post-GCSE qualifications. It is used as a means of giving students from the UK and Republic of Ireland places at UK universities.-Points system:...
was 211.5 per student, equivalent to 3 grade B at A Level.http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe2x1_05.pl?Mode=Z&Code=&School=3084037&Type=&back=&No=308
QCA Points
In 2006 the average points score per examination entry was 235.5, equivalent to just under a grade B at A level.http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_08.pl?Mode=Z&Type=SC&No=3084037&Phase=2&Begin=1&Year=08&Num=308&Base=a&s2s=1
In 2007 the average points score per examination entry was 242.8, equivalent to just over a grade B at A level.http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_08.pl?Mode=Z&Type=SC&No=3084037&Phase=2&Begin=1&Year=08&Num=308&Base=a&s2s=1
In 2008 the average points score per examination entry was 278.3, equivalent to just under a grade A at A Level.http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_08.pl?Mode=Z&Type=SC&No=3084037&Phase=2&Begin=1&Year=08&Num=308&Base=a&s2s=1
Notable former pupils
- Will AntwiWill AntwiWilliam Kwabena "Will" Antwi Agyei is an Anglo-Ghanaian footballer who plays for Conference National side Grimsby Town, on loan from Luton Town as a defender.-Crystal Palace:...
, Anglo-Ghanaian footballer, defender for Dagenham and Redbridge - Richard Moon, Ambassador to Latvia since 2007
- Michelle RyanMichelle RyanMichelle Claire Ryan is an English actress.She is best known for portraying the role of Zoe Slater on BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2007, she starred in the short lived American television series Bionic Woman...
, actress, best known for Zoe SlaterZoe SlaterZoe Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michelle Ryan. She made her first appearance on the 18 September 2000...
in EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... - Malcolm NeedsMalcolm NeedsMalcolm Richard Needs is an English writer and filmmaker.He is the owner of TheMovieWorks and is an avid Tottenham Hotspur supporter.-Early life:...
, screenwriter - Mitchell Wells, guitarist in London PXLondon PXLondon PX are a punk rock group formed by four friends from North London in 1979 they existed in various forms until 1982 and after a reunion in 2007 have reformed. They produced two singles, Orders and Arnold Layne and a cassette album "Not Music", additionally they have featured on various Punk...