Chase High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Unique reference
- 141741
- Address
- Prittlewell Chase, SS0 0RT
- Website
- http://www.chasehigh.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1318 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 21.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 61.2%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 6.9%
African 6.8%
Bangladeshi 2.8%
Indian 2.7%
Pakistani 2.7%
Other Asian 2.6%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.64
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 58%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.1
Local authority average 53.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.1
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 40 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 160 |
Admissions
Chase High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 141
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 252 129 123 |
| Year 8 | 227 114 113 |
| Year 9 | 224 114 110 |
| Year 10 | 223 111 112 |
| Year 11 | 176 82 94 |
| Year 12 | 139 69 70 |
| Year 13 | 77 41 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 91.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 26.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 63.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 1.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 54.0% 48.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 7.0% 12.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.2% 1.7% |