Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
1,293 pupils · 96% of 1,340 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 24 March 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 | 39.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 52% |
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 — 0.62 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 182 | 113 | 362 | 150 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 219 | 181 | 529 | 219 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 221 | 200 | 587 | 221 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 242 | 179 | 568 | 227 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 195 | 153 | 398 | 183 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 224 | 130 | 380 | 199 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 224 | 88 | 286 | 155 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 161 | 62 | 234 | 103 |
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
- Southend High School for Boys 0.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Thomas More High School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 1.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Westcliff High School for Girls 1.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Bernard's High School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Eastwood Academy 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.