Neston High School
About the school
Neston High 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
- 9 February 2022
- Published
- 27 March 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.4
- 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
- 36.80%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 64.20%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 32.80%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 40.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.7
- 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
- 29.02
AAB or better
- School
- 4.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1724
Girls
45.82%
Boys
54.18%
SEN support
12.65%
Education, health and care plan
3.71%
English as an additional language
2.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.49%
Overall absence
8.39
Persistent absence
23.16
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
301
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
120
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
38%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
33%