Upton-by-Chester High School is a secondary school located in Chester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St James Avenue, Chester

School Information

Address: St James Avenue, Chester, CH2 1NN
Website: http://www.uptonhigh.co.uk
Telephone: 01244259800
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Lee Cummins
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 111422

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1670
Number of Pupils: 1625
Number of Boys: 838
Number of Girls: 787

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.01 Confidence interval -0.18 to 0.16
Of the 236 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 217 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:60%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.67
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upton Westlea Primary School
Upton Westlea Primary School, Weston Grove , Upton-by-Chester CH2 1QJ 		3out of 4 626 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill View Primary School
Wealstone Lane , Upton CH2 1HB 		4out of 4 991 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Acresfield Academy
Acres Lane , Upton By Chester CH2 1LJ 		- not rated 1,225 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Upton Heath CofE Primary School
Upton Lane , Upton Heath CH2 1ED 		3out of 4 1,348 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newton Primary School
Kingsway West , Newton CH2 2LA 		3out of 4 1,376 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upton-by-Chester High School
St James Avenue , Upton-by-Chester CH2 1NN 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Firs School
45 Newton Lane , Chester CH2 2HJ 		- not rated 1,027 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Hammond
Mannings Lane , CH2 4ES 		- not rated 1,049 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Wealstone Lane , Upton CH2 1HD 		3out of 4 1,213 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Maple Grove School
Clare Avenue , Chester CH2 3HR 		- not rated 1,916 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ancora House School
Countess of Chester Health Park , CH2 1BQ 		4out of 4 2,245 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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