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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 14 May 2015Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry592 applications · 292 places offered · 284 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2025 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2024 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2023 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2022 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2021 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2020 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2019 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2018 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.6
- 2017 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2016 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2015 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.7
- 2014 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.6
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 292 | 592 | 2.0 | 284 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 281 | 641 | 2.3 | 281 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 299 | 643 | 2.2 | 292 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 300 | 621 | 2.1 | 296 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 305 | 593 | 1.9 | 276 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 303 | 585 | 1.9 | 257 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 261 | 583 | 2.2 | 230 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 277 | 590 | 2.1 | 259 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 279 | 582 | 2.1 | 266 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 276 | 532 | 1.9 | 265 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 272 | 571 | 2.1 | 242 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2015 | 260 | 493 | 1.9 | 220 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2014 | 228 | 482 | 2.1 | 214 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 277 | 54.6 | 52% | 78% | – |
| 2024/25 | 276 | 48.8 | 43% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 281 | 52.3 | 57% | 73% | +0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 278 | 50.9 | 49% | 72% | +0.40 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Upton-by-Chester High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood202238.5Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · Cheshire West and ChesterStandards maintained20253.0applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20243.0applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.8applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester20261.3applications per place 30.3Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester20261.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.1applications per place 36.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 111422 · 896/4153
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,670 pupils · 1,728 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- St James Avenue, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1NN
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources