Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · 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 Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 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
- In 2026 every Year 7 applicant was offered a place, as at 11 of the 18 other Cheshire West and Chester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 145 first-choice applications for 152 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 7 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 21% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 36.9 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above 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
- Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 950 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are warmly greeted by staff, who care about them, when they arrive at school each day.”
- “Pupils benefit from embedded routines at the start of the day that help ensure a positive start.”
- “Pupils appreciate staff who are on hand to address any concerns.”
To improve
- “For too long, pupils have not achieved their potential in public examinations at the end of key stage 4.”
- “This includes groups of pupils for whom barriers to learning have not been successfully reduced.”
- “Furthermore, pupils have gaps in their knowledge that are not checked well enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 21% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.9 | 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: 145 first-preference applications, 152 offers in total, 145 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 Church of England College 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Whitby High School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Upton-by-Chester High School 4.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chester International School 6.0 mi Good
- Neston High School 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen's Park High School 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 6.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published