Chase High School is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The school has 1,321 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Inadequate (last overall grade). Last inspected 27 January 2026. The Headteacher is Matthew Suttenwood. The school is administered by Southend-on-Sea local authority. It belongs to DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST. It opened in 1 April 2015.
Applications for places at Chase High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Southend-on-Sea). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
39.2
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.93
Progress 8 · 2023-24
32%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
51%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.40
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
52%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.