UK Schools
Bishop Heber High School
Bishop Heber High School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester Council, teaching 1,293 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in November 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 53.8 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 16 holidays and 5 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Bishop Heber High School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Bishop Heber High School.
- 1 CPD Day 1 (Staff only)
- 2 CPD Day 2 (Staff only)
- 3 Induction Days - Year 7 | Sixth Form Only
- 4 STEPs Appointments (8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
- 5 Whole School Returns (Week B)
- 24 Half Term (Break-up)
- 27–31 Half Term Holiday
- 3 Half Term (Return to School)
- 19 Christmas Holiday (Break-up, 12:30 p.m.)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Whole School Returns
- 13 Half Term (Break-up)
- 16–20 Half Term Holiday
- 23 Half Term (Return to School)
- 1 Spring Break (Break-up)
- 2 CPD Day 3 (Staff only)
- 3–17 Spring Break (inc. Easter weekend)
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 20 Whole School Returns
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday (School Closed)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Half Term (Break-up)
- 25–29 Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Half Term (Return to School)
- 17 Summer Holiday (Break-up, 12:30 p.m.)
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 20 CPD Day 4 (Staff only)
- 21 CPD Day 5 (Staff only)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- CPD Day 1 (Staff only) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- CPD Day 2 (Staff only) Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Induction Days - Year 7 | Sixth Form Only Sep 3, 2025 Event
- STEPs Appointments (8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.) Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Whole School Returns (Week B) Sep 5, 2025 Event
- Half Term (Break-up) Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
- Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Half Term (Return to School) Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday (Break-up, 12:30 p.m.) Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- Whole School Returns Jan 5, 2026 Event
- Half Term (Break-up) Feb 13, 2026 Holiday
- Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Half Term (Return to School) Feb 23, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Break (Break-up) Apr 1, 2026 Holiday
- CPD Day 3 (Staff only) Apr 2, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Break (inc. Easter weekend) Apr 3-17, 2026 Holiday
- Whole School Returns Apr 20, 2026 Event
- May Day Bank Holiday (School Closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Half Term (Break-up) May 22, 2026 Holiday
- Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Half Term (Return to School) Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (Break-up, 12:30 p.m.) Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
- CPD Day 4 (Staff only) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- CPD Day 5 (Staff only) Jul 21, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Apr 3-17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 18 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Bishop Heber High School with Cheshire West and Chester Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 53.8 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 37.18 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 17.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Bishop Heber High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Bishop Heber High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.