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Chase High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 0RT · chasehigh.org · 01702 354441
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Southend-on-Sea 52.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,293
- 96% of 1,340 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.1%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 182 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 182 | 113 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 219 | 181 | 0.8 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 221 | 200 | 0.9 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 242 | 179 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 195 | 153 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.2, and 31.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 52.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (20.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲52.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.40 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.7 | −20.3 |
| Further education | 46.9 | +11.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | — |
| Employment | 1.7 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.3 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 9.1 | +5.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 students | D (20.6) | Well below average -0.88 | |
| 51 students | D (20.1) | Well below average -0.92 | |
| 74 students | Merit (25.8) | Below average -0.42 | |
| 19 students | Merit+ (28.4) | Well below average -0.65 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 49 | D- (17.8) | -0.53 |
| 2022/23 | 35 | D+ (23.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 43 | C- (26.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 29 | D+ (23.7) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 20 | D+ (24.2) | -0.37 |
| 2016/17 | 20 | D- (18.2) | -0.58 |
| 2015/16 | 11 | C- (26.4) | -0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 24.5 | −5.4 |
| Further and other education | 2.1 | −9.1 |
| Further education | 1.1 | −3.6 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −5.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 33 | +7.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 24.5 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 10.6 | +4.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chase High School on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 27 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: graded inspection, no overall grade, Nov 2024
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131146), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
- Apr 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2024No overall grade
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131146)
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (179 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Positive
- 62%
- Replies
- 179
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 48 parents (27%) whose child was bullied
based on 55 parents (31%) with SEND