Hockerill Anglo-European College Explained

Hockerill Anglo-European College
Coordinates:51.871°N 0.1712°W
Established:1980
Type:State boarding academy[1]
Principal:Alasdair Mackenzie[2]
Founder:John Menet
Address:Dunmow Road
City:Bishop's Stortford
County:Hertfordshire
Country:England
Postcode:CM23 5HX
Ofsted:yes
Urn:136482
Enrolment:

925

Capacity:

728

Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Canterbury, Winchester, Durham, Rochester, Thames, Roding
Colours:Blue and yellow

Hockerill Anglo-European College (formerly known as Hockerill School) is an international state boarding school with academy status located in Bishop's Stortford, England.

History

In 1850, Hockerill was founded as a teacher-training college for schoolmistresses by the first vicar of All Saints' Church, Hockerill, the Reverend John Menet. The training school was closed in 1978 and, in 1980, was reopened as Hockerill School when Fyfield School (in Essex) and Kennylands School (in Berkshire) merged. In 1995 it achieved grant-maintained status and in 1998 became known as Hockerill Anglo-European College. The school also gained Music College status. The Music College was opened by Lord David Puttnam on 8 October 2006. It became an academy in 2011.

The International Baccalaureate and MYP

In 1998, Hockerill introduced the International Baccalaureate (IB) as the only form of post-16 study and accepted its first sixth form students. In 2012, 100% of Hockerill pupils passed the IB Diploma with an average points score of 36.4. The Middle Years Programme (MYP) was introduced in 2005 for years 7–9 and complements the GCSE and IGCSE taught at the college.

School performance and inspections

, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2022-23.[3] The school was judged Good.[3] Inspectors noted that most students take two foreign languages at secondary level, and that all sixth form students take at least one language as part of the IB Diploma.[3] The school's boarding provision was also inspected in 2023, and judged Good.[4]

Equipes

Hockerill Anglo-European College has four equipes. The Equipe Colour blue symbolises Ruth Bader Ginsburg, red symbolises Nelson Mandela, green symbolises Mary Seacole and white symbolises Alan Turing.

Before the academic year 2021-22 started, the Equipe Colour blue symbolised Isambard Kingdom Brunel, red symbolised Leonardo Da Vinci, green symbolised Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and white symbolised Blaise Pascal.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockerill Anglo-European College . Get Information about Schools . Gov.UK . 8 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Winspear . Paul . 15 May 2024 . Hockerill Anglo-European College: Vice-principal Alasdair Mackenzie to succeed David Woods as principal . 25 June 2024 . Bishop's Stortford Independent.
  3. Web site: Smith . Mark . Inspection of Hockerill Anglo-European College . Ofsted . 8 September 2023 . 2023.
  4. Web site: Education and boarding inspection summary for Hockerill Anglo-European College . Ofsted . 8 September 2023 . 2023.