The Chase
Geraldine Road, Malvern, WR14 3NZ
1,449 pupils · 86% of 1,679 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CHASE SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 40.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 231 | 216 | 318 | 229 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 235 | 229 | 344 | 235 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 241 | 250 | 356 | 241 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 237 | 306 | 387 | 237 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 237 | 257 | 356 | 237 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 238 | 227 | 326 | 238 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 238 | 237 | 333 | 238 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 216 | 195 | 304 | 216 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hanley Castle High School 5.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Christopher Whitehead Language College 10.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- John Masefield High School 11.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College 11.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Nunnery Wood High School 12.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.