The Chase

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 20 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Worcestershire
Unique reference
137625
Address
Geraldine Road, WR14 3NZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1408 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
49.0%
Girls
51.0%
First language not English
5.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.3%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.4%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 3.9%
Other Asian 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.06
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 35%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.4
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.37
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award7
Health StudiesTechnical Award19
Sports StudiesTechnical Award11
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)13
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE13
Art & DesignGCSE26
BiologyGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE57
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE78
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Chase

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
241
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
250
2nd preference
95
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
31
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
239
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
19
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
270
142
128
Year 8
234
102
132
Year 9
237
120
117
Year 10
236
115
121
Year 11
215
101
114
Year 12
92
43
49
Year 13
124
67
57
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
84.2%
85.6%
Further education
20.0%
32.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
54.0%
32.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
8.0%
18.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
5.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
4.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
73.0%
63.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
42.0%
22.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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