Queen's Park High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chester, CH4 7AE
- Distance
- 0.9km away
The Catholic High School, Chester
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HS
Local ranking13th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1117
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 116
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Continued in education
- 73.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
77
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 24.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 163
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 808
- Boys
- 398 (50%)
- Girls
- 399 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1117 (71% full)
- SEND
- 17.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.5%
- EAL
- 19.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 13.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £12,580/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
- 9.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 68.5%
- White Other: 11.8%
- Black African: 4.2%
- Asian Indian: 3.8%
- Asian Other: 3.3%
- Asian Chinese: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
68.5%
White British
11.8%
White Other
4.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Old Wrexham Road
Chester, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 139343
- UKPRN
- 10040653
- Establishment No.
- 4603
- Trust
- THE CHESTER CATHOLIC ACADEMIES PARTNERSHIP
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