Community school · Enfield

Chace Community School

11–18Ages
880Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
102049URN

Churchbury Lane, Enfield, EN1 3HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Enfield median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EnfieldSelective

386 applications for 127 places · 9th of 20 in Enfield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.5of 90

Enfield 44.9 England 46.0

17th of 21 in Enfield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Enfield median (3.0) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

386 applications · 127 places offered · 85 named it first

2026 3.0; Enfield median median 3.0
2025 3.2; Enfield median median 2.9
2024 2.8; Enfield median median 2.8
2023 3.0; Enfield median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Enfield median median 2.8
2021 2.3; Enfield median median 2.9
2020 2.4; Enfield median median 3.0
2019 2.6; Enfield median median 3.5
2018 3.0; Enfield median median 3.3
2017 3.6; Enfield median median 3.6
2016 4.3; Enfield median median 3.5
2015 4.7; Enfield median median 3.3
2014 4.8; Enfield median median 4.2

This school
Enfield median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	127	386	3.0	85	0.67
Sep 2025	128	410	3.2	96	0.75
Sep 2024	165	462	2.8	119	0.72
Sep 2023	169	504	3.0	120	0.71
Sep 2022	166	369	2.2	83	0.50
Sep 2021	178	414	2.3	100	0.56
Sep 2020	214	522	2.4	124	0.58
Sep 2019	220	565	2.6	122	0.55
Sep 2018	220	665	3.0	124	0.56
Sep 2017	220	780	3.6	150	0.68
Sep 2016	220	940	4.3	205	0.93
Sep 2015	204	964	4.7	204	1.00
Sep 2014	205	979	4.8	198	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

147 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.517th of 21 in Enfield

Enfield 44.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%16th of 21 in Enfield

Enfield 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Enfield 65% England 66%

This school
Enfield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.60

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	147	39.5	34%	54%	–
2024/25	168	42.1	39%	60%	–
2023/24	195	38.0	29%	56%	−0.60
2022/23	191	42.1	37%	59%	−0.15

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Chace Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.0applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Enfield County School for Girls
0.9 km · Enfield

Good2023

3.5applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
Enfield Grammar School
1.0 km · Enfield

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Kingsmead School
1.5 km · Enfield

Special measures 2026

3.0applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Bishop Stopford's School
1.6 km · Enfield

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Wren Academy Enfield
1.7 km · Enfield

Good2022

5.1applications per place 55.9Attainment 8
St Ignatius College
2.0 km · Enfield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 57.4Attainment 8
Heron Hall Academy
2.4 km · Enfield

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Highlands School
2.6 km · Enfield

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.2applications per place 54.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 102049 · 308/4037
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 880 on roll
Free school meals: 44.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Churchbury Lane, Enfield, EN1 3HQ
Local authority: Enfield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources