Christleton High School
Village Road, Chester, CH3 7AD
1,382 pupils · 104% of 1,330 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.4%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 8 May 2024, published 1 July 2024. 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 | 54.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 63.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 86.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 51.9% |
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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 219 | 214 | 648 | 219 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 215 | 214 | 684 | 215 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 211 | 249 | 707 | 211 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 213 | 223 | 710 | 213 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 223 | 263 | 593 | 223 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 216 | 273 | 711 | 216 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 222 | 246 | 681 | 222 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 222 | 271 | 693 | 222 |
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
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 2.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Chester International School 3.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Queen's Park High School 3.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Catholic High School, Chester 4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Upton-by-Chester High School 4.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 7.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
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.