Chace Community School
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Chace Community School is a comprehensive
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
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 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
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 (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
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 status.

Houses

Until September 2003, the school had four houses
House system
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, 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
    Trent Park
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    . Now within Middlesex University
    Middlesex University
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  • 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 Enfield
London Borough of Enfield
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 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 score
UCAS Tariff
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 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 Antwi
    Will Antwi
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    , Anglo-Ghanaian footballer, defender for Dagenham and Redbridge
  • Richard Moon, Ambassador to Latvia since 2007
  • Michelle Ryan
    Michelle Ryan
    Michelle 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 Slater
    Zoe Slater
    Zoe 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 EastEnders
    EastEnders
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  • Malcolm Needs
    Malcolm Needs
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    , screenwriter
  • Mitchell Wells, guitarist in London PX
    London PX
    London 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...


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