Hockerill Anglo-European College

Situated on a leafy campus in Bishop’s Stortford, 10 minutes from
London Stansted Airport, Hockerill is a leading UK school featuring
in the Sunday Times Guide 2023 and the Good Schools Guide. It is a
strong, caring community of around 900 boys and girls (400 boarders
and 500 day students) aged between 11 and 18. All boarding houses are
located within the campus.

Academic and Outcomes
Students outcomes are exceptional with results and university destinations
comparing favourably to those of top independent schools. Year on year
some 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 2023 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 bilingual sections offering students the opportunity to study
humanities in French or German in Years 9 and 10.
The main intake years are at ages 11 for Year 7 and 16 for Sixth Form.
The Lower College curriculum is based on the IB Middle Years programme
offering a wide range of subjects with students following the GCSE
programme in Years 10 and 11 before moving on to Sixth Form to pursue
the highly regarded IB Diploma Programme.

College Life
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 and the programme
changes each term.
The trips and exchanges programme runs throughout the College and
encompasses destinations such as Uganda, India, Japan, China, Spain,
France, Croatia, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Italy, South Africa and Canada.
Many events run throughout the year for students including formal
dinners, concerts, graduation ceremonies, Boarders Open Week (for
boarders and their families). As part of the regular communication, there
are termly forums for boarding parents.