The Chase
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Malvern, WR14 3NZ
- Distance
- 11.1km away
John Masefield High School
Mabel's Furlong, Ledbury, HR8 2HF
Local ranking8th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
930
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 30 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 152
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 45.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 32.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
28.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
43
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.7% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 83
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 841
- Boys
- 416 (49%)
- Girls
- 433 (51%)
- Capacity
- 930 (91% full)
- SEND
- 22.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.8%
- EAL
- 8.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 19.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,498/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 85.3%
- White Other: 9.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.5%
- Other: 0.5%
- White Irish: 0.4%
85.3%
White British
9.6%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Mabel's Furlong
Ledbury, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 136803
- UKPRN
- 10033811
- Establishment No.
- 4058
- Trust
- JOHN MASEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
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