Neston High School
Raby Park Road, Neston, CH64 9NH
1,712 pupils · 100% of 1,719 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NESTON HIGH SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 9 February 2022, published 27 March 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 | 43.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 32.8% |
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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 302 | 294 | 647 | 302 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 289 | 299 | 712 | 289 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 290 | 296 | 696 | 290 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 294 | 331 | 751 | 294 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 295 | 355 | 773 | 295 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 293 | 320 | 753 | 293 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 293 | 315 | 657 | 293 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 298 | 329 | 709 | 298 |
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
- South Wirral High School 5.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys 6.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls 6.4 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Pensby High School 6.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Co-op Academy Bebington 6.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St John Plessington Catholic College 7.6 km · Good (2022) · 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.