Hockerill Anglo-European College - 01279 658451

Hockerill Anglo-European College 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 and Kennylands School 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 .The boarding section is divided into five boarding houses. The boarding houses are named after places in England: Thames House ; Roding House ; Canterbury House ; Durham House ; and Winchester House . A new Boarding House for Year 11 girls is opening in September 2012 and will be called Rochester House.

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