Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Capenhurst Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
950 pupils · 96% of 988 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 20.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 152 | 145 | 325 | 152 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 139 | 130 | 312 | 137 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 163 | 150 | 332 | 157 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ellesmere Port Church of England College 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Whitby High School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- South Wirral High School 6.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Upton-by-Chester High School 7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 7.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- The Academy of St Nicholas 9.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.