Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Ellesmere Port and BromboroughConstituency

CH65 7AQPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 950 pupils. Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 20.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.16

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

950

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 950
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Sept 2021	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.