Chase Terrace AcademyThe Friary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Chase Terrace Academy and The Friary School are secondary schools.
Chase Terrace Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Friary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Friary School is ahead on our composite score.
Chase Terrace Academy was judged the expected standard and The Friary School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.3 for Chase Terrace Academy and 57.8 for The Friary School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Chase Terrace Academy (49.4 in 2021-22, 44.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Friary School (59.8 in 2021-22, 57.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BurntwoodChase Terrace Academy | LichfieldThe Friary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 34th of 70 in Staffordshire | 2nd of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,230 | 1,220 | |
| Capacity | 1,411 | 1,250 | |
| Location | Burntwood, WS7 2DB | Lichfield, WS13 7EW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 57.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.9% | 65.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.8% | 81.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.8% | 61.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | 5.07 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 220 | 198 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 69 | 80 | |
| A-level average points | 32.9 | 37.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.0 | 38.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.4% | 19.6% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,230 | 1,220 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.9% | 19.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 8.0% | |
| SEN support | 12.3% | 10.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | 6.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.4% | 15.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Chase Terrace Academy
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