Local authority · North West
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.
What the data says
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
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| 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% |
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% | — | — | — |