Bishop Heber High School
Chester Road, Malpas, SY14 8JD
1,293 pupils · 98% of 1,321 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 November 2022, published 12 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 81.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 66.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 170 | 173 | 231 | 170 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 193 | 206 | 287 | 193 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 180 | 182 | 255 | 180 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 181 | 283 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 191 | 192 | 238 | 191 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 175 | 172 | 230 | 175 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 192 | 194 | 255 | 192 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 177 | 177 | 248 | 177 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sir John Talbot's School 9.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College 15.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Malbank School and Sixth Form College 15.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Brine Leas School 16.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Lakelands Academy 16.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Christleton High School 17.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.