Upton-by-Chester High School is a state-funded secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,728 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,670.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (5 Feb 2025). The published Attainment 8 score was 48.8 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 284 first-preference applications and 292 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 5 Feb 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 5 Feb 2025: Standards maintained
Published 16 Jun 2015.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| 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 | 292 |
| First-preference applications | 284 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 592 |
| First-preference offers | 273 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 48.8 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 66.7% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 43.1% |
| EBacc entry | 35.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 25% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 18.1% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.3 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.51 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 34.8 |
| Value added | 0.12 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.02 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.21 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 14.9% |
| Pupils | 152 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 57.2% |
| Sixth-form college | 2.2% |
| Further education college | 27.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% |
| Employment | 2.5% |
| Not sustained | 4.7% |
| Unknown | 1.8% |
Cohort: 278 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 93.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 63.5% |
| Further education | 1.8% |
| Other education | 0.6% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2% |
| Employment | 19.8% |
| Not sustained | 10.2% |
| Unknown | 3% |
Cohort: 167 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 86.8%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
16.6 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.99% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.51% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 79.7% |
| White other | 6% |
| Mixed | 4.5% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Other | 1.2% |
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.
93% would recommend this school
229 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 89% |
| Feels safe | 91% |
| Well behaved pupils | 88% |
| Bullying dealt with | 17% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 88% |
| Concerns dealt with | 69% |
| SEND support | 71% |
| High expectations | 91% |
| Child does well | 87% |
| Progress updates | 90% |
| Subject range | 96% |
| Clubs & activities | 94% |
| Personal development | 80% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:35 – 15:10 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-20; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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