Hockerill
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| Established | 1980 |
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| Type | State boarding academy |
| Principal | Mr Richard Markham |
| Location |
Dunmow Road Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5HX England 51°52′16″N 0°10′16″E / 51.87103°N 0.17120°ECoordinates: 51°52′16″N 0°10′16″E / 51.87103°N 0.17120°E |
| DfE URN | 117598 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 812 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Canterbury, Rochester, Roding, Thames, Winchester, Durham |
| Colours | Blue and yellow |
| Website | www |
Hockerill Anglo-European College (formerly known as Hockerill Boarding School) is an international boarding school with academy status located in Bishop's Stortford.
In 1850, Hockerill was founded as a teacher training school for women by the first vicar of the parish of All Saints, 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 officially opened by Lord David Puttnam on 8 October 2006. It became an Academy in 2011.
Hockerill has more than 800 students, with about a third boarding. It offers the International Baccalaureate (IB).
The boarding section is divided into five boarding houses. The boarding houses are named after places in England: Thames House (for boys in Years 11-13); Roding House (girls in Years 12-13); Canterbury House (boys in Years 7-8); Durham House (boys in Years 9-10); and Winchester House (girls in Years 7-10). A new Boarding House for Year 11 girls is opening in September 2012 and will be called Rochester House.
The academic side of Hockerill is divided into four équipes, named after four pioneers in their own fields, and are also given a colour: Brunel (blue), da Vinci (red), Goethe (green) and Pascal (white).
Hockerill has many international connections with schools owing to its Language College status. It has partner schools in Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Rwanda and Spain. It offers an exchange programme which, in some cases, sees Hockerill students visiting families and schools overseas in exchange for their child visiting Hockerill and the student's family.
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