Upton-by-Chester High School

St James Avenue, Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1NN

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About this school

Upton-by-Chester High School is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire. The school has 1,752 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 5 February 2025. The Headteacher is Lee Cummins. The school is administered by Cheshire West and Chester local authority.

School details

Headteacher

Lee Cummins

Local authority

Cheshire West and Chester

Gender

Mixed

URN

111422

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Upton-by-Chester High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Cheshire West and Chester). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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