Upton-by-Chester High School
About the school
Upton-by-Chester 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
- 5 February 2025
- Published
- 31 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 48.8
- 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
- 43.10%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 66.70%
- 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
- 4.3
- 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
- 34.51
AAB or better
- School
- 14.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1752
Girls
48.34%
Boys
51.66%
SEN support
15.01%
Education, health and care plan
2.97%
English as an additional language
8.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.18%
Overall absence
6.49
Persistent absence
14.42
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
278
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
174
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
61%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
19%