Ellesmere Port Church of England College
About the school
Ellesmere Port Church of England College 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 March 2023
- Published
- 14 June 2023
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
- 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
- 39
- 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
- 25.60%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 45.10%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 28.00%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 40.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.21
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 20
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
694
Girls
48.70%
Boys
51.30%
SEN support
13.98%
Education, health and care plan
3.75%
English as an additional language
16.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
47.40%
Overall absence
10.26
Persistent absence
28.05
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
87
Sustained education or employment
82%
Education
72%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
9%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
25
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
48%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
32%