Chase High School is a secondary school in Westcliff-on-Sea, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.
Chase High School currently has around 1321 pupils on roll, which is about 99% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 50.9% boys and 49.1% girls. Around 37.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 11.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 36.4%. The school also includes resourced provision, supporting 12 pupils.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (60.3%).
Around 88% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (83%) , including 41% who stay in school sixth forms and 41% progressing to further education , while 2% enter apprenticeships .
| Address: | Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
| Website: | http://www.chasehigh.org/ |
| Telephone: | 01702354441 |
| School Type: | Academy sponsor led |
| Education phase: | Secondary |
| Local authority: | Southend-on-Sea |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr Matthew Suttenwood |
| Religious character: | None |
| Admissions policy: | Non-selective |
| Unique reference: | 141741 |
Ofsted inspection date: 12/11/2024
Safeguarding is not effective
| Age Range: | 11 - 18 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 1340 |
| Number of Pupils: | 1321 |
| Number of Boys: | 673 |
| Number of Girls: | 648 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 11.8% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 36.4% | 8.2% |
| White British | 60.30% | 796 |
| Other White | 9.80% | 129 |
| African | 8.90% | 118 |
| Other Asian | 2.70% | 36 |
| Pakistani | 2.70% | 36 |
| Bangladeshi | 2.60% | 35 |
| Other Mixed | 2.40% | 32 |
| Indian | 2.30% | 30 |
| White and Black African | 2.00% | 26 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 1.70% | 23 |
| White and Asian | 1.20% | 16 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 1.00% | 13 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.60% | 8 |
| Other Black | 0.60% | 8 |
| Caribbean | 0.40% | 5 |
| Unclassified | 0.40% | 5 |
| Chinese | 0.30% | 4 |
| Irish | 0.10% | 1 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earls Hall Primary School Carlton Avenue , SS0 0QN | 3out of 4 | 505 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Earls Hall Infant School Carlton Avenue , SS0 0QN | - not rated | 505 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery Hornby Avenue , SS0 0LG | 3out of 4 | 942 yd | Academy sponsor led | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Prince Avenue Primary Foundation School and Nursery Hornby Avenue , SS0 0LG | - not rated | 942 yd | Foundation school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| The Westborough Academy Macdonald Avenue , SS0 9BS | - not rated | 994 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase High School Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT | - not rated | 0 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Chase High School Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT | - not rated | 0 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| The Prittlewell Technology College Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT | - not rated | 0 yd | Community school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Southend High School for Boys Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RG | 4out of 4 | 476 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Boys | More About School |
| Southend High School for Boys Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RG | - not rated | 476 yd | Foundation school | Not Applicable | Boys | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Essex College of Further and Higher Education Luker Road , SS1 1ND | - not rated | 2,220 yd | Further education | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster School Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT | - not rated | 0 yd | Community special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Lancaster School Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy special converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Seabrook College Burr Hill Chase , Prittlewell SS2 6PE | - not rated | 859 yd | Pupil referral unit | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Seabrook College Burr Hill Chase , Prittlewell SS2 6PE | - not rated | 861 yd | Community special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Westminster Preparatory School 7-9 Westminster Drive , SS0 9SJ | - not rated | 1,004 yd | Other independent school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.