Upton-by-Chester High School
Secondary schoolUpton-by-Chester High School is a secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,728 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 5 February 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Upton-by-Chester High School was 54.6, against 45.3 in Cheshire West and Chester and 46.2 in England.
52.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 54.6 | 45.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52.3% | 43.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78.3% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 277 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Upton Westlea Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, before the school changed570 m
- Mill View Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- The Firs SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file940 m
- The HammondIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file960 m
- Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN CollegeSpecial. School remains Good, July 20241.1 km
- Acresfield AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cheshire West and Chester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).