Upton-by-Chester High SchoolThe Whitby High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Upton-by-Chester High School and The Whitby High School are secondary schools.
Upton-by-Chester High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Whitby High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Upton-by-Chester High School is ahead on our composite score.
Upton-by-Chester High School was judged Good and The Whitby High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.8 for Upton-by-Chester High School and 38.9 for The Whitby High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Upton-by-Chester High School (52.8 in 2021-22, 48.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Whitby High School (44.2 in 2021-22, 38.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChesterUpton-by-Chester High School | Ellesmere PortThe Whitby High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 20 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure | 15th of 20 in Cheshire West and Chester | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,752 | 1,477 | |
| Capacity | 1,670 | 1,625 | |
| Location | Chester, CH2 1NN | Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.8 Stronger figure | 38.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.1% Stronger figure | 31.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.7% Stronger figure | 54.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.9% | 42.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.30 Stronger figure | 3.48 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 276 | 274 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 152 | 56 | |
| A-level average points | 34.5 Stronger figure | 30.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.8 Stronger figure | 34.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.9% | 20.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,752 | 1,477 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.2% | 28.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.8% | 7.7% | |
| SEN support | 15.0% | 9.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 11.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.4% Stronger figure | 30.5% | 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.
Upton-by-Chester High School
The Whitby High School
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