Community school

Chace Community School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formEnfield, London · Enfield EN1 3HQSchool website
Pupils on roll
880of 1,000 places
Free school meals
44.2%
Year 11 cohort 2025
168
Ofsted
Good, 20 April 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 191 pupils who finished Year 11 at Chace Community School in 2023, 51% stayed on in Chace Community School’s own sixth form (Enfield average 57%), 33% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

Among the 109 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 42% went to university (Enfield 55%, England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 3% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, Media Studies and Sociology.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Enfield and England.

Chace Community School
Enfield
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureChace Community SchoolEnfieldEngland
Pupils in the cohort1913,871607,348
Any sustained destination92%94%92%
Stayed in education90%92%86%
— school sixth form51%57%34%
— sixth form college5%8%13%
— further education college33%25%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship2%1%3%
Employment0%3%
No sustained destination5%3%6%
Destination unknown3%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Chace Community School
Enfield
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureChace Community SchoolEnfieldEngland
Students in the cohort1092,269541,441
Any sustained destination75%79%79%
University (higher education)42%55%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students19%23%19%
Further education9%5%5%
Apprenticeship5%3%7%
Employment18%15%28%
No sustained destination15%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureChace Community SchoolEnfieldEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)42.146.346.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%46%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects64%59%41%
EBacc average point score3.834.274.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort40%34%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils37.037.534.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils45.550.850.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language41%44%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics168100%88%16%22%68%
English Language168100%89%7%20%60%
English Literature16598%86%12%21%67%
Combined Science14184%65%1%9%38%
French10060%18%17%29%63%
History7645%41%9%26%38%
Geography7243%41%4%25%39%
Business Studies4829%18%6%20%38%
Sociology4728%4%19%21%57%
Computer Science4124%13%2%30%27%
Art and Design3621%7%44%24%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition3521%8%6%21%51%
Turkish3219%0%53%71%94%
Physics2716%23%37%46%85%
Biology2716%23%26%45%93%
Chemistry2716%23%48%47%93%
Media Studies2515%4%4%20%60%
Religious Studies2414%31%21%32%50%
Drama2314%7%17%27%83%
Design and Technology159%11%0%23%20%
Music148%5%14%33%50%
Portuguese32%0%50%
Italian32%0%53%
Modern Greek21%0%33%
Polish21%1%84%
Russian11%0%87%
Chinese11%1%75%
Spanish11%19%27%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies3859%
Health Studies2438%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureChace Community SchoolEnfieldEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study163
— of whom A level students641,481261,341
Average A level gradeC-B-B-
Average points per A level entry26.7635.1835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects3%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology2742%23%
Media Studies1320%4%
Sociology1117%13%
Mathematics1117%31%
Biology1117%20%
Politics1016%6%
Art and Design914%1%
Chemistry914%17%
English Literature813%11%
History813%13%
Religious Studies813%4%
Turkish711%0%
Photography69%3%
Product Design2%
Physics12%
Polish0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*2438%
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1625%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*914%
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*813%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*813%
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*

Other secondary schools in Enfield

Edmonton County School

Academy converter · sixth form · 2,091 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0

Enfield Grammar School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,004 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.0

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.