Chase Terrace Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire
Bridge Cross Road, Burntwood, WS7 2DB
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 29/04/2025
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.4%
25.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,172
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,411 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
158 of 159 families who put it first got an offer
192
Places offered
364
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 159 | 158 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 165 | 25 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 37 | 5 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 364 | 188 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 17 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicola Mason
- Address
- Bridge Cross Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 2DB
- Phone
- 01543682286
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Boney Hay & Central · Lichfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143899
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: JOHN TAYLOR MAT
1,172 pupils · 1,411 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
29 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
18 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,120 pupils
Attendance
90.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.37 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.23 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 220 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 69 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 219 | 13% | 42% | 72% | |
| English Language | 218 | 12% | 53% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 216 | 16% | 61% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 174 | 3% | 25% | 49% | |
| Geography | 136 | 7% | 40% | 57% | |
| History | 105 | 26% | 44% | 59% | |
| Design & Technology | 71 | 0% | 14% | 28% | |
| Art and Design | 66 | 26% | 68% | 85% | |
| Religious Studies | 56 | 23% | 63% | 71% | |
| French | 44 | 18% | 52% | 80% | |
| Biology | 43 | 16% | 70% | 93% | |
| Physics | 43 | 12% | 67% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 17 | 12% | 12% | 41% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 12% | 24% | 35% | |
| Psychology | 16 | 6% | 31% | 56% | |
| Biology | 15 | 0% | 13% | 53% | |
| History | 14 | 7% | 14% | 36% | |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 17% | 17% | 25% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Fine Art | 9 | 11% | 22% | 78% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Photography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12737: Chase Terrace Technology College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.