Ellesmere Port Catholic High School
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
D40
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
- Distance
- 0.9km away
The Whitby High School
Sycamore Drive, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Local ranking16th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1625
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 23 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 31.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 267
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 14.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
56
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 25.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 156
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1477
- Boys
- 692 (49%)
- Girls
- 706 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1625 (86% full)
- SEND
- 11.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.2%
- EAL
- 7.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 9.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 95.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,241/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.2%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Black African: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Other: 1.0%
- Asian Chinese: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
89.2%
White British
3.0%
White Other
1.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Sycamore Drive
Ellesmere Port, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 111429
- UKPRN
- 10006862
- Establishment No.
- 4167
- Trust
- Seahorse Educational Trust
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