Chase Terrace Academy, Burntwood

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Chase Terrace Academy. We have high expectations for all of our pupils and strive for our values to be lived out by all who work and learn here: to be respectful, community focused, tenacious and aspirational. Our recent Ofsted report (April 2025) will give you an indication of our school culture and values."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, rugby, athletics, basketball, badminton, dance, choir, guitar, chess and Lego.

Coming up: an open day on Sunday 21 February 2027 and an open evening on Sunday 21 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Chase Terrace Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.45: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.4, against 49.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 133 families put Chase Terrace Academy as their first choice and 333 named it as one of their preferences, for 153 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chase Terrace Academy are Erasmus Darwin Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); Norton Canes High School (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.5); Brownhills Ormiston Academy (2 miles, Attainment 8 42.5); and Kingsmead School (2.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9).

Chase Terrace Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Chase Terrace Academy is one of 21 schools run by John Taylor MAT, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.8 in 2024/25.

116 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chase Terrace Academy (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

Of the 243 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 52 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 37% went on to university or other higher education, 17% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 160 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 26 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Hednesford Rail Station, about 3.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pharmacy (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 139 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Chase Terrace Academy issued 243 suspensions, 19.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Chase Terrace Academy are Chase Terrace Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Holly Grove Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Boney Hay Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.