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Chase Terrace Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Bridge Cross Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood WS7 2DB · chaseterraceacademy.co.uk · 01543 682286

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.3
average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,172
83% of 1,411 places
Local authority
Staffordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.3%
First language not English
1.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
John Taylor Mat

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 133 families put the school first and 153 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: 198 (Places 240)198September 2023: 190 (Places 233)190September 2024: 119 (Places 209)119September 2025: 159 (Places 192)159September 2026: 133 (Places 153)133Places 153
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261531330.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251921590.899%
September 2024Sept 20242091190.6100%
September 2023Sept 20232331900.898%
September 2022Sept 20222401980.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 35.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.9 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: 45.3 (England 46.3)45.32017/18: 45.0 (England 46.5)45.02018/19: 44.9 (England 46.7)44.92021/22: 49.4 (England 48.8)49.42022/23: 45.6 (England 46.3)45.62023/24: 41.3 (England 45.9)41.32024/25: 44.3 (England 46.0)44.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.346.0
▼35.9%45.4%
●66.8%64.8%
▼36.8%40.5%
▼3.814.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124443)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form31.3+0.9
Further education50.6−1.5
Other education0.80
Apprenticeship4.9+2
Employment2.5−1.3
Not in a lasting destination7.8−0.5
Activity not captured2.1+0.4

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: 29.3 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 30.3 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 25.0 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 35.3 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 31.0 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.2 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 32.9 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
69 studentsC+ (32.9)Average -0.16
70 studentsC+ (32.9)Below average -0.20
49 studentsDist- (32.2)Average +0.03
15.4%AAB or better
94.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2451C (30.2)-0.36
2022/2367C (31)—
2021/2280B- (35.3)—
2018/1995D+ (25)-0.62
2017/1886C+ (32)-0.15
2016/17101C (30.3)-0.24
2015/16104C (29.3)-0.06

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University36.5−17.1
Further education2—
Apprenticeship17.3+6.6
Employment28.8+1.4
Not in a lasting destination11.5+6.7
Activity not captured3.8+0.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Chase Terrace Academy on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Mar 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
78%
Replies
116
9% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼76% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼47% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲73% agreeEngland 67%

based on 19 parents (16%) with SEND

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