The Catholic High School, Chester
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 1 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 139343
- Address
- Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, CH4 7HS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 806 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 69.4%
Other White 10.5%
Mixed 3.6%
Other Asian 3.2%
Unclassified 3.2%
African 3%
Indian 2.9%
Chinese 2%
Irish 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.2
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.62
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 143 |
Admissions
The Catholic High School, Chester
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 83
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 133 75 58 |
| Year 8 | 135 67 68 |
| Year 9 | 121 69 52 |
| Year 10 | 119 61 58 |
| Year 11 | 135 63 72 |
| Year 12 | 89 46 43 |
| Year 13 | 74 31 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 30.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 36.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 16.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 75.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 33.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 19.0% 27.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.4% 1.7% |