Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Ellesmere Port, 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 🔒
Ellesmere Port Church of England College is a secondary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Ellesmere Port Church of England College 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 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility is 43.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 25.9% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 11 of the 18 other Cheshire West and Chester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 153 first-choice applications for 159 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 6 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 26% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the average A level grade was D (England B-).
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
- 164 Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Anglican/Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 777 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils told inspectors that this school is a happy and safe place to learn.”
- “Pupils are proud of their achievements.”
- “The celebratory ‘Fantastic Fridays’ are popular with most pupils.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders have not identified the important knowledge for pupils to learn.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils have gaps in their prior learning.”
- “Teachers do not identify and address these gaps effectively enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (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) | 26% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | 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: 153 first-preference applications, 159 offers in total, 153 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.
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Whitby High School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Upton-by-Chester High School 4.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Neston High School 6.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chester International School 6.4 mi Good
- Helsby High School 6.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen's Park High School 6.5 mi Not judged Last distance published