Chester International School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 8 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
144742
Address
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Handbridge, CH4 7AE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
258 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
37.6%
Girls
62.4%
First language not English
13.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.3%
Persistent absence
47.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
29.8%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other5.8%
Mixed8.3%
Other White9.3%
Unclassified9.7%
White British62%
Indian
1.2%
Other Asian
1.2%
African
1.2%
Irish
0.4%
Bangladeshi
0.4%
Other Black
0.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

AreaResult
School
49%
Local authority average
40%
England average
41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

AreaResult
School
23%
Local authority average
42%
England average
45%

Attainment 8 score

NameValue
School
34.5
Local authority average
44.6
England average
46

EBacc average point score

NameValue
School
3.22
Local authority average
3.96
England average
4.09
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE23
BiologyGCSE9
Business Studies:SingleGCSE17
ChemistryGCSE7
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE17
English LanguageGCSE77
English LiteratureGCSE74
FrenchGCSE14
GeographyGCSE22
GermanGCSE1
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes14.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
77
22
55
Year 11
77
32
45
Year 12
47
21
26
Year 13
57
22
35
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
82.8%
85.5%
Further education
23.0%
34.2%
36.9%
School sixth form
51.0%
32.7%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
15.2%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.5%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.7%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
5.4%
5.7%
Destination unknown
7.0%
3.7%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
50.0%
71.4%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
35.3%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
3.2%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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