The Chase

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Worcestershire council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 216 families put this school as their first choice, and 231 places were offered. 216 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 20 January 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Needs attention

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Sixth form

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 19 October 2021. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1449 (capacity 1679)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE CHASE SCHOOL

Phone

01684891961

Address

Geraldine Road, Malvern, WR14 3NZ

Website

chase.worcs.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports