UK Schools
The Catholic High School, Chester
The Catholic High School, Chester is a mixed secondary academy in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Council, teaching 797 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in May 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.7 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Catholic High School, Chester.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Catholic High School, Chester.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term begins (Year 7 & 12 only) Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Term
- Autumn Term begins (All Years) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term begins Friday 24th October 2025 Holiday
- School reopens after Autumn Half Term Tuesday 4th November 2025 Holiday
- End of Autumn Term / Start of Christmas Holiday Friday 19th December 2025 (1PM Finish) Holiday
- Spring Term begins Monday 5th January 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term begins Friday 13th February 2026 Holiday
- School reopens after Spring Half Term Monday 23rd February 2026 Holiday
- End of Spring Term / Start of Easter Holiday Wednesday 1st April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term begins Monday 20th April 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026 Holiday
- School reopens after May Day Tuesday 5th May 2026 Event
- Summer Half Term begins Friday 22nd May 2026 Holiday
- School reopens after Summer Half Term Monday 1st June 2026 Holiday
- End of Summer Term / Start of Summer Holiday Tuesday 21st July 2026 (1PM Finish) Holiday
- School reopens for new academic year Tuesday 1st September 2026 Event
- Inset Day Monday 3rd November 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Friday 28th November 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Monday 1st December 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Wednesday 22nd July 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Catholic High School, Chester with Cheshire West and Chester Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 26.38 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 25.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 82% 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 89% 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 The Catholic High School, Chester. 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 The Catholic High School, Chester 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.