Chase High School

State-Funded School

chase-high-school-southend-on-sea-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Southend on SeaLocal Authority

Southend West and LeighConstituency

SS0 0RTPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Chase High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Southend on Sea, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,293 pupils. Chase High School is part of DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 24 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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 Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.4

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

11%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,293

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,293
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Feb 2025	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Not judged
20 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.