Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
About the school
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 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
- 28 April 2026
- Published
- 22 June 2026
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
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
- 36.9
- 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
- 20.60%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 47.10%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 35.90%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 40.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.16
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.23
AAB or better
- School
- 7.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
969
Girls
50.88%
Boys
49.12%
SEN support
16.41%
Education, health and care plan
6.19%
English as an additional language
8.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
37.83%
Overall absence
11.04
Persistent absence
32.86