Established 1958 Headteacher Mr Burnside Phone +44 114 232 2338 Founded 1958 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Academy Ages 11–16 Number of students 900 | |
Location Wordsworth Avenue
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S5 8NH
England Website www.chaucer.sheffield.sch.uk Address Wordsworth Ave, Sheffield S5 8NH, UK Motto Learning Together, Achieving Together Similar Ecclesfield School, Fir Vale School Academy, Tapton Secondary School, Bradfield School, Hinde House School Profiles | ||
Chaucer School is a secondary school with academy status located in the Parson Cross area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Named after Geoffrey Chaucer, the school became Sheffield's third comprehensive school (after Myers Grove School and Hinde House School) in 1964, located on two sites separated by a field, one newly built. These were made up of the west building (Top) located on Halifax Road and the east building (Bottom) on Wordsworth Avenue.
By 2005, these buildings were old and in need of refurbishment, and all of the staff, students and resources were moved into the "bottom" building which underwent internal and external improvement including the erection of a new sports hall (Loaned to the nearby primary school Parson Cross School who do not have their own) and fully equipped drama and music rooms.
The new school re-opened in September 2006 as Chaucer Business And Enterprise College, one of only 17 English schools formally authorized to adopt Building Schools for the Future (BSF) status. The specialist school, now with over 1000 pupils in the 11 to 16 age-group had undergone a £15 million transformation to upgrade services and infrastructure. It is partnered with Longley Park Sixth Form College and Sheffield College.
Since the opening of the nearby Yewlands School there has always been a strong rivalry between students from the two institutions.
The school has had several visits from David Blunkett who was present to open the new building.