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The Chase

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Geraldine Road, Malvern WR14 3NZ · chase.worcs.sch.uk · 01684 891961

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
51.9
average Attainment 8 score. Worcestershire 44.2, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,449
86% of 1,679 places
Local authority
Worcestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
19.5%
First language not English
5.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Chase School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 216 families put the school first and 231 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 257 (Places 237)257September 2023: 306 (Places 237)306September 2024: 250 (Places 241)250September 2025: 229 (Places 235)229September 2026: 216 (Places 231)216Places 231
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262312160.9100%
September 2025Sept 2025235229199%
September 2024Sept 20242412501▲96%
September 2023Sept 20232373061.3▲76%
September 2022Sept 20222372571.1▲91%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.9, and 51.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Worcestershire it was 44.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.5 (England 46.3)48.52017/18: 51.1 (England 46.5)51.12018/19: 52.9 (England 46.7)52.92021/22: 53.6 (England 48.8)53.62022/23: 49.4 (England 46.3)49.42023/24: 50.9 (England 45.9)50.92024/25: 51.9 (England 46.0)51.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲51.946.0
▲51.5%45.4%
▲75.9%64.8%
●40.1%40.5%
▲4.674.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form45.8−8.6
Sixth form college15.9+7.7
Further education25.2+4.9
Other education1.4−0.2
Apprenticeship3.3+0.6
Employment1.4−2.4
Not in a lasting destination4.2−2.9
Activity not captured2.8+1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.4 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 33.6 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 32.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 37.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 41.0 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 37.1 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 35.2 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 36.5 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
85 studentsB- (36.5)Average +0.10
85 studentsB- (37)Above average +0.16
10 studentsDist (36.2)Average 0.00
8%AAB or better
98.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24118B- (35.2)+0.05
2022/23131B- (37.1)—
2021/22119B (41)—
2018/19109B- (37.1)+0.38
2017/1897C+ (32.5)+0.29
2016/17136C+ (33.6)+0.02
2015/16175C+ (32.4)+0.02

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University28−15.8
Further and other education4.6+1.5
Further education3+0.7
Other education1.5+0.7
Apprenticeship5.3−0.9
Employment44.7+9.3
Not in a lasting destination15.9+5.1
Activity not captured1.5+0.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The Chase on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
20 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (190 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
84%
Positive
76%
Replies
190
14% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe●85% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved●80% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼73% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼74% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼72% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly●72% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 43%

based on 29 parents (15%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼48% agreeEngland 63%

based on 46 parents (24%) with SEND

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