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Chase High School - Ofsted Report, Parent Reviews (2025)

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The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Previous inspection grade Requires Improvement
Sixth-form provision Good
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Academic Progress: Pupils remember important knowledge which helps them to learn and achieve well.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils behave well, lessons are calm and orderly.
Qualifications and Training: Teachers have strong subject knowledge.
Current Educational Practices: Teachers break learning down into stages so that pupils do not become confused.
Strengths and Challenges: Some teachers do not pick up on important mistakes slowing pupils’ learning.
Opportunities for Involvement: Pupils organise charity events and raise money, shaping the school rules for behavior.
Communication: Parents are pleased with how teachers care for their pupils.
Parent Satisfaction: Most parents are very pleased with the quality of education that their children receive.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Leaders investigate concerns swiftly and make appropriate referrals to outside agencies.
Actions for Quality Improvement: Leaders are helping teachers to become better at identifying mistakes in pupils’ work.
Managing Bullying and Safety: Pupils say that bullying is rare and teachers deal with it swiftly.
Promoting Welfare and Safety: Leaders carry out all necessary checks to ensure adults are suitable to work in schools.
Extracurricular Offerings: Pupils participate in a range of different clubs and after-school activities.
Balancing Academics and Extracurriculars: This helps them to pursue personal interests.
Career Counselling Services: Students are well prepared for university or the workplace.
Preparation for Sixth Form: Students in sixth form study a range of subjects suited to their needs and interests.
Managing and Supporting SEND: Pupils in the learning resource base benefit from effective teaching and support.
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Chase High School is a Secondary, Co-Ed school located in Essex, East of England.

It has 1318 students from age 11-18 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 20 : 1.

At this school, 23% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

91.70% of pupils completing their main study programme.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Ofset report Good Good Outstanding
Age range 11-18 11-18 11-18
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Boys
Student teacher ratio 20.9 - 17.6
Proficient Math - - -
Proficient Read - - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE 23% 98% 99%
Grade 5 or above A Level 0.00% 35.00% 24.40%
Day Fees - - -
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Chase High School Reviews
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My first child attended this school back in 2018. The school provided extensive support. My other two kids started there in 2021. It was good my kids enjoyed school, the head teacher then was good. He engaged well with students, parents and carers. However, I saw a decline when they changed the head teacher, teachers have become defensive, kids have complained about the issues that were raised in Ofsted report, there is a lot of...
Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.64 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 35.1 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 23% 43.5% 30.03%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 48% 54.83% 43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 39% 40.11% 25.06%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 8% 22.11% 10.91%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 15% 27.44% 15.51%
EBacc average points score 3.10 3.58 2.83

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 92% 91.31% 90.53%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 185 136 144
Pupils staying in education 84% 87.5% 84.16%
Further education college or other further education provider 30% 28.88% 32.73%
School sixth forms 55% 47.06% 29.8%
Sixth form colleges 0% 0.31% 10.22%
Other education destinations 0% 11.31% 11.43%
Pupils in apprenticeships 4% 1.44% 2.8%
Pupils staying in employment 4% 2.38% 3.59%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.78 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 37.7 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 32% 49.41% 32.85%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 56% 59.76% 45.33%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 4% 39.65% 24.94%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 1% 26.94% 13.02%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 1% 31.59% 17.19%
EBacc average points score 2.95 3.95 2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 95% 90.13% 90.4%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 156 134 141
Pupils staying in education 93% 87.94% 86.29%
Further education college or other further education provider 21% 28.06% 34.03%
School sixth forms 70% 49.25% 30.82%
Sixth form colleges 0% 0.25% 10.38%
Other education destinations 2% 10.44% 11.08%
Pupils in apprenticeships 1% 0.5% 1.99%
Pupils staying in employment 1% 1.69% 2.13%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.66 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 35.8 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 27% 11 39.63% 29.3%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 48% 13 50.42% 43.41%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 3% 31.32% 25.8%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 1% 18.11% 11.47%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 1% 22.16% 16.49%
EBacc average points score 2.81 3.17 2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 88% 96.92% 90.2%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 191 136 135
Pupils staying in education 83% 92.77% 84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider 41% 29.08% 33.25%
School sixth forms 41% 49.23% 31.27%
Sixth form colleges 0% 0.15% 8.45%
Other education destinations 1% 14.23% 11.14%
Pupils in apprenticeships 2% 2.15% 3.4%
Pupils staying in employment 3% 2% 2.75%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.95 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 31.7 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 16% 1 44.94% 29.22%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 35% 1 55.69% 42.62%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 1% 36% 24.73%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 0% 24.56% 11.33%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 1% 29.13% 16.01%
EBacc average points score 2.31 3.56 2.84

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 89% 88% 84.87%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 192 134 140
Pupils staying in education 82% 63.77% 73.88%
Further education college or other further education provider 41% 25.46% 28.31%
School sixth forms 41% 49.92% 31.6%
Sixth form colleges - 0% 9.08%
Other education destinations - 4.08% 5.87%
Pupils in apprenticeships 3% 1.31% 2.96%
Pupils staying in employment 4% 1.23% 2.05%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -1.06 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 31.7 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 17% 50% 29.55%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 36% 63.14% 43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 5% 35.79% 25.25%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 0% 28.79% 14.71%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 1% 30% 16.26%
EBacc average points score - - -

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment - 97.3% 85.29%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures - 156 145
Pupils staying in education - 56.2% 58.19%
Further education college or other further education provider - 26.9% 30.58%
School sixth forms - 60% 32.22%
Sixth form colleges - 0% 8.95%
Other education destinations - 6.7% 5.7%
Pupils in apprenticeships - 2% 4.78%
Pupils staying in employment - 1.4% 2.45%
A level exam result

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 23.82 29.61 30.01
Average grade D+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 22.33 29.8 29.57
Average Grade (Best 3) D+ - -
AAB or higher 0.00% 9.46% 13.67%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 48 267 201
Students staying in education 48% 61.82% 58.58%
Students entering apprenticeships 0% 5.55% 6.08%
Students entering employment 23% 18.91% 21.16%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 25% 10.18% 9.05%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 26.67 33.47 33.41
Average grade C- - -
Average points (Best 3) - 31.33 32.47
Average Grade (Best 3) - - -
AAB or higher - 14.65% 17.7%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 56 468 248
Students staying in education 55% 61.36% 60.67%
Students entering apprenticeships 4% 5.18% 5%
Students entering employment 11% 17.45% 17.73%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 18% 11.64% 10.69%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 23.67 1 32.05 29.39
Average grade D+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 20.77 32.32 28.64
Average Grade (Best 3) D - -
AAB or higher 0.0% 10.28% 13.07%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 98 360 232
Students staying in education 36% 58.9% 57.31%
Students entering apprenticeships 6% 7% 7.77%
Students entering employment 33% 21.8% 20.99%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 16% 8.6% 8.8%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 24.17 6 31.49 29.03
Average grade D+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 20.83 32.64 28.82
Average Grade (Best 3) D - -
AAB or higher 0.0% 12.6% 13.37%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 5 3 3
Students staying in education - 60.4% 31.5%
Students entering apprenticeships - 4.6% 5.54%
Students entering employment - 14.6% 15.81%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 20% 5.9% 4.22%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 18.15 28.4 26.73
Average grade D- - -
Average points (Best 3) - 28.97 27.73
Average Grade (Best 3) - - -
AAB or higher - 13.88% 12.64%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students - 3 3
Students staying in education - 63.11% 36.26%
Students entering apprenticeships - 4.89% 6.37%
Students entering employment - 19.33% 20.03%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study - 3.78% 4.23%
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Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 24th Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025

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Terms Dates
Autumn Term 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
20 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Chase High School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1

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