Report card · inspected Jul 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Strong standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 14 July 2026Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
- 1 November 2022Graded 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 entry231 applications · 170 places offered · 173 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2025 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2024 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2023 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2022 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2021 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2020 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2019 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2018 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.6
- 2017 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2016 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2015 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.7
- 2014 1.3; 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 | 170 | 231 | 1.4 | 173 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2025 | 193 | 287 | 1.5 | 206 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 | 180 | 255 | 1.4 | 182 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2023 | 180 | 283 | 1.6 | 181 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2022 | 191 | 238 | 1.3 | 192 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2021 | 175 | 230 | 1.3 | 172 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 192 | 255 | 1.3 | 194 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2019 | 177 | 248 | 1.4 | 177 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 188 | 248 | 1.3 | 198 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2017 | 184 | 258 | 1.4 | 203 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 | 166 | 217 | 1.3 | 168 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 | 176 | 252 | 1.4 | 198 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 | 157 | 209 | 1.3 | 156 | 0.99 |
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.) | 206 | 54.6 | 65% | 82% | – |
| 2024/25 | 204 | 53.8 | 55% | 81% | – |
| 2023/24 | 207 | 55.9 | 67% | 83% | +0.72 |
| 2022/23 | 217 | 56.6 | 67% | 85% | +0.90 |
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
- Bishop Heber High SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.4applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
- 9.8 km · ShropshireGood20231.7applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
- 15.2 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.8applications per place 57.5Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · Cheshire EastGood20222.1applications per place
- 16.8 km · Cheshire East20262.3applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 16.9 km · Shropshire20262.1applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
- 17.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20243.0applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 18.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterStandards maintained20253.0applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
- 18.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.8applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 111424 · 896/4158
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,321 pupils · 1,293 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Chester Road, Malpas, SY14 8JD
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources