Chaucer Secondary School

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Chaucer Business and Enterprise College
Headteacher	Mr Steve Robinson
Specialism	Business and Enterprise College
Location	Wordsworth Avenue Sheffield South Yorkshire S5 8NH  England
LEA	Sheffield
Ofsted number	107130
Students	900
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 16
Website	http://www.chaucer.sheffield.sch.uk/
Coordinates: 53°25′35″N 1°29′14″W / 53.42650, -1.48710

Chaucer School (now officially known as Chaucer Business and Enterprise College) is a Secondary School located in the Parson Cross area of Sheffield, England. Named after Geoffrey Chaucer, the school became Sheffield's third comprehensive school (after Myers Grove School and Hinde House) in 1964, located on two sites, one newly built.^[1] These were made up of the west building (Top) and the east building (Bottom).

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.

As one of only 17 English schools formally authorized to adopt Building Schools for the Future (BSF) status, Chaucer Community School in Sheffield re-opened in September 2006 after extensive rebuilding. 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.

The school has had several visits from David Blunkett who was present to open the new building.

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• Official website - Down for refurbishment and for internal use only, but should be up publicly for sometime in 2007
• Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Pathfinder Contract with Chaucer School in Sheffield
• Government CVA evaluation for Chaucer (2005)