The Chase
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 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
- 1407 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 85.6%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 4%
Other Asian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.1%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.8
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.66
Local authority average 3.91
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 20 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 55 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 77 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| Electronics | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 228 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 228 |
Admissions
The Chase
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 235
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 229
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 130 106 |
| Year 8 | 267 142 125 |
| Year 9 | 239 109 130 |
| Year 10 | 240 121 119 |
| Year 11 | 236 115 121 |
| Year 12 | 101 44 57 |
| Year 13 | 88 38 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 36.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 43.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 17.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 58.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 16.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.2% 2.4% |