Chester International School
About the school
Chester International School is an open secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 February 2022
- Published
- 28 March 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 34.5
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 44.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cheshire West and Chester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 23.40%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 42.90%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 49.40%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 40.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.22
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- No entries
Average A-level points
- School
- No entries
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
258
Girls
62.40%
Boys
37.60%
SEN support
29.84%
Education, health and care plan
3.88%
English as an additional language
13.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.12%
Overall absence
15.51
Persistent absence
51.45
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
81
Sustained education or employment
83%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
36
Sustained education or employment
67%
Higher education
31%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
22%