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
- 22.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 68 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| Electronics | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
The Chase
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 241
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 32.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 35.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 16.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 60.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 16.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 31.0% 16.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 1.7% |