Secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

There are 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester, teaching 21,416 pupils. Of the 20 with a score, 7 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 8 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester All schools in Cheshire West and Chester Places within

Pupils from low-income families24%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools7 of 20scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards5inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)12of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full6 of 20schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size21.6one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Secondary schools (20)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Bishop Heber High SchoolFoundation · ages 11-18 · Malpas	1,293	14%	Good 2022	84	79 to 87
2	The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chester	1,253	17%	Good 2019	80	75 to 85
3	The County High School, LeftwichAcademy · ages 11-16 · Northwich	1,046	16%	Report card 2026	80	75 to 85
4	Tarporley High School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Tarporley	1,219	12%	Good 2023	78	71 to 83
5	Christleton High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chester	1,382	10%	Good 2024	76	68 to 81
6	Upton-by-Chester High SchoolFoundation · ages 11-18 · Chester	1,728	16%	Not inspected	69	61 to 76
7	Weaverham High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Northwich	1,154	20%	Report card 2026	66	58 to 73
8	St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-18 · Northwich	1,201	14%	Good 2024	62	52 to 71
9	Hartford Church of England High SchoolChurch of England · ages 11-16 · Northwich	1,102	17%	Good 2023	54	44 to 65
10	Neston High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Neston	1,712	18%	Good 2022	53	44 to 63
11	Helsby High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Frodsham	1,211	17%	Good 2023	50	40 to 60
12	The Catholic High School, ChesterAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chester	797	23%	Report card 2026	40	29 to 51
13	Queen's Park High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chester	792	28%	No overall grade 2025	34	24 to 45
14	Ellesmere Port Church of England CollegeAcademy · ages 11-19 · Ellesmere Port	777	44%	Good 2023	25	18 to 35
15	The Rudheath Senior AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Northwich	576	36%	Good 2023	20	15 to 28
16	The Whitby High SchoolFoundation · ages 11-18 · Ellesmere Port	1,398	27%	Good 2022	17	12 to 22
17	Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Ellesmere Port	950	35%	Report card 2026	11	7 to 16
18	Chester International SchoolStudio schools · ages 14-19 · Chester	229	34%	Good 2022	5	3 to 8
19	Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports CollegeFoundation · ages 11-16 · Chester	651	49%	Report card 2026	4	3 to 6
20	The Winsford AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Winsford	945	43%	No overall grade 2025	1	1 to 1

Secondary schools by town in Cheshire West and Chester

Chester7 schools Ellesmere Port3 schools Frodsham1 schools Malpas1 schools Neston1 schools Northwich5 schools Tarporley1 schools Winsford1 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Lancashire83 schools Manchester32 schools Liverpool33 schools Cumberland19 schools Cheshire East23 schools Westmorland and Furness20 schools Bolton20 schools Wigan19 schools Wirral20 schools Salford17 schools Stockport14 schools Oldham14 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.