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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port CH65 7AQ · epchs.co.uk · 0151 355 2373
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.9
- 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
- 950
- 96% of 988 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- 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, 145 families put the school first and 152 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 | 152 | 145 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 139 | 130 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 163 | 150 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 149 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 165 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.9, and 20.6% 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 C- (28.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼20.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼35.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.16 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111451)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.4 | −2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 11.8 | +7.5 |
| Further education | 39.1 | −8.1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 3.1 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 students | C- (28.2) | Above average +0.20 | |
| 42 students | C- (28.2) | Above average +0.20 | |
| 16 students | Merit (25.6) | Average +0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 38 | C (31.2) | +0.61 |
| 2018/19 | 41 | C- (27.1) | -0.22 |
| 2017/18 | 68 | C (29.5) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 78 | C- (28.3) | -0.16 |
| 2015/16 | 82 | C (28.6) | -0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 71.8 | +15.5 |
| Other education | 5.1 | +2 |
| Employment | 17.9 | −10.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −3.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111451), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111451)
- Feb 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Jul 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111451)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111451)
Nov 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111451)