Chase High School
About the school
Chase High School is an open secondary school in Southend-on-Sea.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 January 2026
- Published
- 24 March 2026
- Inspection type
- Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Category of concern: SM
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
No
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Inadequate
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.2
- Southend-on-Sea
- 52.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Southend-on-Sea
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 31.70%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 57.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 50.70%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 71.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 52.00%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 50.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.4
- Southend-on-Sea
- 4.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 20.6
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1321
Girls
49.05%
Boys
50.95%
SEN support
17.26%
Education, health and care plan
4.54%
English as an additional language
19.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.69%
Overall absence
10.33
Persistent absence
33.94
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
166
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
93
Sustained education or employment
57%
Higher education
15%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
31%