Secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Cheshire West and Chester has 20 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,827 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 83% stayed in education (England 86%): 32% in a school sixth form, 15% at a sixth form college, 34% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 57% of students in Cheshire West and Chester went to university (England 37%), and 35% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.6 against 46.1 for England; 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Cheshire West and Chester against England
| Measure | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,827 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 15% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (20)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Heber High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,293 | 84% | 53% | 25% | 5% | 46% | 53.8 | 55% |
| Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports CollegeFoundation school | 651 | 62% | 11% | 49% | 2% | — | 33.2 | 17% |
| Chester International SchoolStudio schools · sixth form | 229 | 75% | 51% | 23% | 4% | 31% | 34.5 | 23% |
| Christleton High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,382 | 88% | 62% | 19% | 3% | 62% | 54.8 | 63% |
| Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 950 | — | — | — | — | — | 36.9 | 21% |
| Ellesmere Port Church of England CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 777 | 72% | 18% | 46% | 0% | 48% | 39.0 | 26% |
| Hartford Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 1,102 | 83% | — | 39% | 6% | — | 50.3 | 56% |
| Helsby High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,211 | 90% | 37% | 28% | 5% | 44% | 47.1 | 52% |
| Neston High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,712 | 87% | 39% | 32% | 5% | 38% | 43.4 | 37% |
| Queen's Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 792 | 82% | 43% | 28% | 2% | 55% | 44.2 | 42% |
| St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,201 | 92% | 39% | 24% | 2% | 52% | 50.8 | 46% |
| Tarporley High School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,219 | 88% | 40% | 34% | 4% | 67% | 55.1 | 68% |
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,253 | 85% | 51% | 30% | 3% | 45% | 53.8 | 59% |
| The Catholic High School, ChesterAcademy converter · sixth form | 797 | 73% | 56% | 16% | 1% | 58% | 46.7 | 45% |
| The County High School, LeftwichAcademy converter | 1,046 | 90% | 1% | 36% | 2% | — | 51.9 | 58% |
| The Rudheath Senior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 576 | 72% | 0% | 55% | 6% | — | 35.7 | 28% |
| The Whitby High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,398 | 82% | 36% | 42% | 5% | 36% | 38.9 | 31% |
| The Winsford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 945 | 72% | 2% | 62% | 5% | — | 30.6 | 14% |
| Upton-by-Chester High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,728 | 87% | 57% | 27% | 4% | 61% | 48.8 | 43% |
| Weaverham High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,154 | 84% | 1% | 36% | 4% | — | 50.6 | 57% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (15)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Gate Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | 55.0 | 50% |
| Cransley Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | 52.2 | 68% |
| OneSchool Global Northwichindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.6 | 26% |
| The Grange Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,168 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.2 | 0% |
| The Hammondindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | 32.0 | 25% |
| The King's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,170 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.3 | 0% |
| The Queen's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | 67.4 | 84% |
| Sir John Deane's Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 65% | — | — |
| Archers Brook SEMH Schoolspecial · Community special school | 118 | 56% | 0% | 38% | 0% | — | 10.8 | 0% |
| Dee Banks Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 141 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 170 | 77% | 0% | 15% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Greenbank Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 129 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 1.6 | 0% |
| Oaklands Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 178 | 88% | 0% | 65% | 0% | — | 4.4 | 0% |
| Cloughwood Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 120 | 71% | 0% | 6% | 0% | — | 5.5 | 0% |
| Hebden Green Community Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 150 | 100% | 0% | 18% | 0% | — | — | — |