UK Schools
Neston High School
Neston High School is a mixed secondary academy in Neston, Cheshire West and Chester Council, teaching 1,712 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in February 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43.4 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Neston High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Neston High School.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term 2025 Monday 1st September 2025 – Friday 24th October 2025 Term
- Inset Day Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
- School opens for Year 7 and Year 12 Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Event
- School opens for all students Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Event
- Inset Day Friday 26th September 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Monday 27th October 2025 – Friday 31st October 2025 Holiday
- Second Half of Autumn Term Monday 3rd November 2025 – Friday 19th December 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Monday 22nd December 2025 – Friday 2nd January 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 2026 (First Half) Monday 5th January 2026 – Friday 13th February 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Monday 16th February 2026 – Friday 20th February 2026 Holiday
- Second Half of Spring Term Monday 23rd February 2026 – Wednesday 1st April 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday (includes Easter bank holidays) Thursday 2nd April 2026 – Friday 17th April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2026 (First Half) Monday 20th April 2026 – Friday 22nd May 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Monday 25th May 2026 – Friday 29th May 2026 Holiday
- Second Half of Summer Term Monday 1st June 2026 – Friday 17th July 2026 Term
- Inset Days Monday 20th July 2026 – Wednesday 22nd July 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday (approximately six weeks) Late July 2026 – Early September 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Neston High School with Cheshire West and Chester Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 29.02 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 23.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 95% 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 82% 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 Neston 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 Neston 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.