Bishop Heber High School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
10.66 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bishop Heber High School is a secondary school in Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2022. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Bishop Heber 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 | 10.66 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 10.66 miles away, the longest of 7 Cheshire West and Chester secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2016, having swung sharply between some years.
- There were 173 first-choice applications for 170 offers for Year 7 in 2026; 170 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 53.8 (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
- Chester Road, Malpas, SY14 8JD
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,293 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and students in the sixth form are ‘happy at Heber’.”
- “They are extremely proud to belong to this caring community.”
- “Older pupils act as superb role models for younger pupils.”
To improve
- “It is too soon to see the impact of leaders’ work to strengthen the attendance of disadvantaged pupils, which is currently in line with the national average for this group.”
- “At times, there are some small pockets of inconsistency meaning that highly-effective teaching is not fully embedded consistently across all subjects.”
- “In addition, a small number of teachers are further developing their adaptive practice to ensure that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported consistently well to access learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2026 (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) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 173 first-preference applications, 170 offers in total, 170 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.
- Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College 9.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Christleton High School 11.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 11.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Catholic High School, Chester 11.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen's Park High School 11.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chester International School 12.0 mi Good
- Upton-by-Chester High School 13.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 14.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published