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Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
164 Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 6EA · epcollege.org · 0151 350 6000
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire West and Chester 44.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 777
- 58% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.3%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 153 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 159 | 153 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 145 | 141 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 131 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 119 | 117 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 111 | 110 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39, and 25.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 44.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (20 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39 | 46 | ||
| ▼25.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.21 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135941)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 3.3 | +2.4 |
| Further education | 49.5 | +6.4 |
| Employment | 3.3 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −6.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 students | D (20) | Average -0.38 | |
| 12 students | D (20) | Average -0.38 | |
| 9 students | Merit+ (26.9) | Average +0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 30 | D (20.8) | -0.66 |
| 2022/23 | 20 | D- (17.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 23 | D+ (22.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 30 | E+ (14.9) | -0.63 |
| 2017/18 | 25 | D (21) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 43 | D- (16.1) | -0.91 |
| 2015/16 | 39 | D- (17.9) | -0.42 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 27.7 | −23.9 |
| Further education | 4.2 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | — |
| Employment | 53.2 | +17.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Ellesmere Port Church of England College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Apr 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135941), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Apr 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135941)
Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135941)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 46
- 8% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied