Ellesmere Port Catholic High School

Officially Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ

Local ranking17th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

Ofsted: Needs attention

Secondary

Phase

988

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Ellesmere Port Catholic High School (URN 111451) since 31 March 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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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

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 36.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 20.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 47.1% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 35.9% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 170

A-Level Results

2024-25

C-

Avg A-Level Grade

28.2

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

30.8

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 7.7% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 25.6
16-18 Cohort: 93

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 969
Boys: 476 (49%)
Girls: 493 (51%)
Capacity: 988 (98% full)
SEND: 22.6%
FSM Eligible: 37.8%
EAL: 8.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 6.2%
SEN Support: 16.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 15.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 63.1
Budget per Pupil: £8,534/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 11.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 32.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 85.9%
White Other: 5.0%
Black African: 2.6%
Other: 1.6%
Mixed Other: 1.2%
Asian Indian: 1.2%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
Asian Other: 0.5%

85.9%

White British

5.0%

White Other

2.6%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01513552373

headteacher@epchs.co.uk

Capenhurst Lane

Ellesmere Port, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149631
UKPRN: 10092100
Establishment No.: 4010
Trust: OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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