Hockerill Anglo-European College Dunmow Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5HX, UK 01279 658451

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School type	Co-educational Day & Boarding Senior & Sixth Form
Founded	1980
Status	State
Principal	David Woods
Date Appointed	September 2020
Language of Instruction	English
Co-ed Age Range	11-18 years
Number of pupils	900
Boarding fees per annum	£14,415 - £18,957
Average Class Size	21
Teacher/Pupil ratio	1:13
Authorised IB Programmes	IBDP, IBMYP
Diploma Coordinator	Thea Wilson
MYP Coordinator	Michelle Butler
Associations	SBSA, BSA, IB

Situated on a leafy campus in Bishop's Stortford, 10 minutes from London Stansted Airport, Hockerill is a leading UK school which features in the Sunday Times Guide 2022 and the Good Schools Guide. It is a strong, caring community of 900 boys and girls (400 boarders and 500 day students) aged between 11 and 18. All boarding houses are located within the campus.

Student outcomes are exceptional with results and university destinations comparing favourably to those of top independent schools. 75% of those attending UK universities go on to Russell Group destinations, with 6% taking up an Oxbridge place in 2022. The Sunday Times placed Hockerill third of all comprehensives, based on academic achievement, in its 2022 guide to the best schools in the country.

The College offers a rigorous and broad curriculum and is proud to be one of the largest state schools offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma programmes with consistently outstanding results. Hockerill has a special focus on languages and music with both French/English and German/English bilingual sections.

The main intake years are at ages 11 and 16 with a limited number of additional places at ages 13 and 14. The Lower College curriculum is based on the IB Middle Years programme offering a wide range of subjects with students taking their GCSEs before moving on to the IB Diploma.

The College has a strong extra-curricular provision which includes Sports, Music Ensembles and Choirs, BMX, CCF, Young Enterprise, Duke of Edinburgh, Debating, Model United Nations, Amnesty and Charity fundraising. There are some 100 clubs on offer.

The trips and exchanges programme runs throughout the College and encompasses destinations such as Uganda, India, Japan, China, Spain, France, Croatia, Belgium, Austria, Germany and Italy.

Many events take place during the year for students including formal dinners, concerts, Speech Day, International Boarders weekend (for students and their families). As part of the regular communication, there is a termly forum for boarding parents.