Upton-by-Chester High School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.367 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Upton-by-Chester High School is a secondary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Upton-by-Chester High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.367 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 3.367 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 7 Cheshire West and Chester secondary schools with a published last distance.
- That Year 7 last distance for 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 284 first-choice applications for 292 offers: 273 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 48.8 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St James Avenue, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1NN
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,728 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this school’s nurturing and inclusive environment.”
- “Students in the sixth form are particularly appreciative of the school’s support for their academic achievement and personal growth.”
- “Pupils develop positive relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “However, on occasions, these checks are not as effective as they could be.”
- “As a result, some pupils, in particular some disadvantaged pupils, develop gaps in their knowledge that are not readily identified and addressed.”
- “However, this specialist support does not extend into key stage 4.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 284 first-preference applications, 292 offers in total, 273 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Chester International School 2.0 mi Good
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Queen's Park High School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Christleton High School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Catholic High School, Chester 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Whitby High School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published