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Chase Terrace Academy

Secondary · Burntwood · WS7 2DB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 April 2025

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At a glance

1,172 pupils · 83% of 1,411 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://chaseterraceacademy.co.uk/
URN
143899

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 133 families named it first for 153 Year 7 places, 0.87 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2023 entry went to 3.624 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 5 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2011 to 2023. At its inspection on 29 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.87 first-choice applications per place

153 places offered · 133 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 3.624 miles for 2023 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2023 entry) lived within 3.624 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

220 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
44.3
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
66.8%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
35.9%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.8
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
32.9
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school44.3
Median of its 12 closest peers44.8
Staffordshire average43.8
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Nunthorpe School & Sixth FormMiddlesbrough · 132 miles awayRequires improvement47
William de Ferrers SchoolChelmsford · 130 miles awayRequires improvement44.1
Hodgson AcademyPoulton-Le-Fylde · 91 miles awayGood49.5
The Thomas Adams SchoolShrewsbury · 35 miles awayGood43.4
Maricourt Catholic High SchoolLiverpool · 71 miles awayExpected standard44.5
Huish Episcopi AcademyLANGPORT · 120 miles awayExpected standard50.6
The Elizabethan AcademyRetford · 61 miles awayGood41.1
Chelmer Valley High SchoolChelmsford · 120 miles awayGood45.3
Kingsmead SchoolCannock · 3 miles awayStrong standard48.5
Sir John Leman High SchoolBeccles · 147 miles awayExpected standard44.8
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, LanchesterDurham · 148 miles awayExpected standard44.9
The Coleshill SchoolBirmingham · 17 miles awayGood (2016)39.9

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Staffordshire 83%, England 59%) · Not recorded 2% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Staffordshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other White background 1% (Staffordshire 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

19.76 suspensions per 100 pupils and 8 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Staffordshire: 18.40 suspensions and 0.31 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

2.71% of teaching posts vacant, 1.36% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

75.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,956; 7.8% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,560
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £883,000; in-year balance +£225,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
83%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
4%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
56%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
24%
Any sustained destination
91%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health41%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82%62.3%
Social housing7.3%17.1%
Privately rented10.5%20.5%
Detached houses20.6%22.9%
Flats6.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029490 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£240,000401 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£205,000–£280,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (97)£300,000
Semi-detached (189)£235,000
Terraced (94)£215,000
Flat (21)£126,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Year 7 cutoff distance (4.43 km, 2012 entry): 2,143 sales, median £240,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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