The Catholic High School, Chester
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Catholic High School, Chester is a secondary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
The Catholic High School, Chester 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 70 first-choice applications for 72 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 11 of the 18 other Cheshire West and Chester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46.7 (England 46).
- A level results in 2024/25 averaged grade C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
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
- Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 797 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this warm, friendly and inclusive school.”
- “They develop trusting relationships with staff that help them to feel secure.”
- “Pupils value the advice and support they receive from staff.”
To improve
- “In the sixth form, published examination results dipped below average in 2025.”
- “However, leaders acknowledge that further improvement is needed to help some disadvantaged pupils come to school more often.”
- “However, on occasions, learning is not adapted precisely enough to fully meet the needs of some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.7 | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 72 offers in total, 70 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.
- Queen's Park High School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chester International School 0.7 mi Good
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christleton High School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Upton-by-Chester High School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Whitby High School 6.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 6.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published