Chester International School
Secondary · Studio schools · Mixed · Cheshire West and Chester
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Chester, CH4 7AE
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/02/2022
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
84.5%
51.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
229
Capacity used
Has space72%
320 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Tom Kearns
- Address
- Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7AE
- Phone
- 01244735610
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward / constituency
- Handbridge Park · Chester South and Eddisbury
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144742
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 28% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LEARNING TRUST
229 pupils · 320 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 173 pupils
Attendance
84.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
15.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
51.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.15 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 23.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 42.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 77 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 77 | 6% | 34% | 53% | |
| English Language | 77 | 5% | 27% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 74 | 4% | 24% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 64 | 2% | 14% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 5% | 40% | 60% | |
| History | 38 | 5% | 34% | 45% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 23% | 50% | 62% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 24 | 13% | 33% | 46% | |
| Geography | 22 | 9% | 36% | 41% | |
| Business | 17 | 0% | 12% | 24% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 6% | 35% | 35% | |
| Drama | 16 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19961: Chester International School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 40% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 46% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire West and Chester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.