Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cheshire West and Chester
Capenhurst Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 23/06/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
32.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
950
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
988 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
130 of 130 families who put it first got an offer
139
Places offered
312
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 130 | 130 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 115 | 5 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 67 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 312 | 137 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire West and Chester lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lorraine Henderson
- Address
- Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
- Phone
- 01513552373
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward / constituency
- Whitby Park · Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149631
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
950 pupils · 988 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
28 April 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Needs attention Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Expected standard - 21
23 June 2021
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 913 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 | 40.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.24 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 20.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 170 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.23 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 42 | — |
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 | 170 | 10% | 26% | 54% | |
| English Language | 170 | 12% | 37% | 53% | |
| English Literature | 160 | 8% | 36% | 57% | |
| Religious Studies | 158 | 9% | 25% | 38% | |
| Combined Science | 142 | 4% | 17% | 36% | |
| History | 102 | 10% | 31% | 42% | |
| Spanish | 60 | 13% | 30% | 43% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 15% | 66% | 91% | |
| Geography | 46 | 13% | 30% | 59% | |
| Business | 28 | 4% | 50% | 64% | |
| Physical Education | 28 | 11% | 32% | 57% | |
| Biology | 20 | 25% | 90% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 23 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 10% | 20% | 40% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| History | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Physics | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| Computer Science | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Government and Politics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14629: Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| 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.
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) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.