Ellesmere Port Church of England College is a state-funded secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 19 for boys and girls. DfE data records 777 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,350.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (28 Mar 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 39.0 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was D for 2024/25. Admissions data records 153 first-preference applications and 159 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 28 Mar 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
| Leadership & management | Inadequate |
| Sixth-form provision | Requires improvement |
Published 14 Jun 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 159 |
| First-preference applications | 153 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 260 |
| First-preference offers | 153 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 39 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 45.1% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 25.6% |
| EBacc entry | 28% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 9.8% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 1.2% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.21 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20 |
| Value added | -0.38 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.8 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.04 |
| Pupils | 12 |
| Average grade | D |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 18.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 6.9% |
| Further education college | 46% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% |
| Employment | 9.2% |
| Not sustained | 11.5% |
| Unknown | 6.9% |
Cohort: 87 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 81.6%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 57.1% |
| Further education | 4.8% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% |
| Employment | 28.6% |
| Not sustained | 4.8% |
| Unknown | 4.8% |
Cohort: 21 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 90.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
16.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.74% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.52% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 76.6% |
| White other | 6.6% |
| Mixed | 2.6% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| Black | 4% |
| Other | 6% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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