Chase Terrace Academy
Bridge Cross Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 2DB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- JOHN TAYLOR MAT
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicola Mason
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- John Taylor MAT
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,411
- Pupils on roll
- 1,172
- URN
- 143899
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543682286
About this school
Chase Terrace Academy is a secondary academy in Burntwood. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,172 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 245 | 243 | 220 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | 41.3 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.19 to +0.17 | -0.45 -0.63 to -0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 37% | 35.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 61.3% | 66.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 13.6% | 36.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
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 Chase Terrace Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.6 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,309 |
| 2023/24 | 1,272 |
| 2024/25 | 1,230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chase Terrace Academy compares
Chase Terrace Academy ranked 27th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 9.6% | 22.9% | 1,172 | — |
| Erasmus Darwin Academy | 47.8 | 7.3% | 18.9% | 1,112 | 1.1 miles |
| Norton Canes High School | 34.8 | 9.3% | 36.7% | 400 | 1.5 miles |
| Brownhills Ormiston Academy | 37.1 | 9.4% | 50.8% | 778 | 2.0 miles |
| Kingsmead School | 48.5 | 8.5% | 19.2% | 1,427 | 2.9 miles |
| Shire Oak Academy | 35 | 15.3% | 40.9% | 1,149 | 3.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.87%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.59%
- Persistent absence
- 25.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Erasmus Darwin Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Burntwood
-
Norton Canes High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Cannock
-
Brownhills Ormiston Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Kingsmead School2.9 miles
Secondary · Cannock
-
Shire Oak Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Walsall
Other schools in Burntwood
- Erasmus Darwin Academy Secondary
- Boney Hay Primary Academy Primary
- Chase Terrace Primary School Primary
- Fulfen Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary Academy Primary
- Holly Grove Primary Academy Primary
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primary
- Springhill Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Chasetown Community School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Chase Terrace Academy teach?
- Chase Terrace Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Burntwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Chase Terrace Academy?
- The headteacher of Chase Terrace Academy is Ms Nicola Mason, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chase Terrace Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chase Terrace Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chase Terrace Academy?
- Chase Terrace Academy has 1,172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chase Terrace Academy full?
- Chase Terrace Academy has capacity for 1,411 pupils and 1,172 on roll (83%), 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 Chase Terrace Academy a faith school?
- No. Chase Terrace Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Chase Terrace Academy a selective school?
- No. Chase Terrace Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Chase Terrace Academy?
- Chase Terrace Academy is part of JOHN TAYLOR MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chase Terrace Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.6 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chase Terrace Academy rank locally?
- Chase Terrace Academy ranked 27th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chase Terrace Academy's absence rate?
- Chase Terrace Academy's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chase Terrace Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chase Terrace Academy'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 10 July 2026.