The Catholic High School, Chester
Old Wrexham Road, Chester, CH4 7HS
797 pupils · 71% of 1,117 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CHESTER CATHOLIC ACADEMIES PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 28 June 2026. 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 | 46.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 15.1% |
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 | 72 | 70 | 200 | 72 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 106 | 96 | 223 | 101 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 83 | 75 | 192 | 79 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 83 | 72 | 183 | 79 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 85 | 76 | 156 | 79 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 80 | 76 | 156 | 80 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 70 | 62 | 169 | 67 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 88 | 82 | 195 | 85 |
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
- Queen's Park High School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chester International School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 1.9 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Christleton High School 4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 4.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Upton-by-Chester High School 4.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.