Upton-by-Chester High School

State-Funded School

upton-by-chester-high-school-cheshire-west-and-chester-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Chester North and NestonConstituency

CH2 1NNPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Upton-by-Chester High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,728 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.3

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,728

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,728
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
16 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.