Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
No rating
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
149631
Address
Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, CH65 7AQ
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
952 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
8.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.5%
Persistent absence
37.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.8%
Other White 5%
Mixed 2.4%
African 1.8%
Other 1.5%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
163
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
150
2nd preference
121
3rd preference
60
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
150
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
179
87
92
Year 8
183
92
91
Year 9
169
84
85
Year 10
171
83
88
Year 11
162
81
81
Year 12
48
30
18
Year 13
40
15
25
Year 2023-2024

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