Christleton High SchoolQueen's Park High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chester.
Summary of the comparison
Christleton High School and Queen's Park High School are secondary schools in Chester.
Christleton High School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Queen's Park High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Christleton High School is ahead on our composite score.
Christleton High School was judged Good and Queen's Park High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.8 for Christleton High School and 44.2 for Queen's Park High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Christleton High School (60.1 in 2021-22, 54.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Queen's Park High School (50.5 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChesterChristleton High School | ChesterQueen's Park High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 20 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure | 12th of 20 in Cheshire West and Chester | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,386 | 785 | |
| Capacity | 1,330 | 1,080 | |
| Location | Chester, CH3 7AD | Chester, CH4 7AE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.8 Stronger figure | 44.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63.4% Stronger figure | 41.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.1% Stronger figure | 60.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.9% Stronger figure | 31.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.01 Stronger figure | 3.83 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 216 | 122 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 150 | 44 | |
| A-level average points | 34.7 Stronger figure | 28.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.0 Stronger figure | 33.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.4% | 27.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,386 | 785 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.5% | 29.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.5% | 17.1% | |
| SEN support | 1.9% | 11.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.5% Stronger figure | 26.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Christleton High School
Queen's Park High School
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