The Chase
Geraldine Road, Malvern, WR14 3NZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHASE SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr M J Fieldhouse
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,679
- Pupils on roll
- 1,449
- URN
- 137625
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684891961
About this school
The Chase is a secondary academy in Malvern. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,449 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Chase, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 214 | 237 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 50.9 | 51.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.16 to +0.28 | +0.08 -0.12 to +0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 53.3% | 51.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 72.4% | 75.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 37.4% | 40.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Chase has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.4 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.9 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,370 |
| 2023/24 | 1,408 |
| 2024/25 | 1,407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Chase compares
The Chase ranked 3rd of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.9 | 8.6% | 18.1% | 1,449 | — |
| Dyson Perrins CofE Academy | 43.8 | 11% | 36.4% | 592 | 2.3 miles |
| Hanley Castle High School | 47.8 | 8.8% | 16.2% | 1,142 | 3.7 miles |
| Christopher Whitehead Language College | 43.8 | 9.4% | 23.2% | 1,580 | 6.6 miles |
| John Masefield High School | 46.2 | 8.1% | 19.8% | 849 | 6.9 miles |
| Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College | 53.1 | 7.8% | 17.4% | 1,036 | 6.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.06%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.57%
- Persistent absence
- 21.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Malvern
-
Hanley Castle High School3.7 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Christopher Whitehead Language College6.6 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
John Masefield High School6.9 miles
Secondary · Ledbury
-
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College6.9 miles
Secondary · Worcester
Other schools in Malvern
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy Secondary
- Castlemorton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Malvern Primary School Primary
- Grove Primary School Primary
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School Primary
- Madresfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Primary
- Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School Primary
- Northleigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Somers Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Chase teach?
- The Chase teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Malvern.
- Who is the headteacher of The Chase?
- The headteacher of The Chase is Mr M J Fieldhouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Chase been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Chase, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Chase?
- The Chase has 1,449 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Chase full?
- The Chase has capacity for 1,679 pupils and 1,449 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Chase a faith school?
- No. The Chase has no designated religious character.
- Is The Chase a selective school?
- No. The Chase is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Chase part of an academy trust?
- The Chase is part of THE CHASE SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Chase's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.4 in 2022/23 and 51.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Chase compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- The Chase ranked 3rd of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Chase's absence rate?
- The Chase's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Chase's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Chase's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.