UK Schools
Upton-by-Chester High School
Upton-by-Chester High School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Council, teaching 1,728 pupils aged 11 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in February 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.8 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Upton-by-Chester High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Upton-by-Chester High School.
- 3–30 Autumn Term 2025
- 1–24 Autumn Term 2025
- 27–31 Autumn Half-Term Break
- 3–30 Autumn Term (2nd Half)
- 1–19 Autumn Term (2nd Half)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5–31 Spring Term 2026
- 1–13 Spring Term 2026
- 16–20 Spring Half-Term Break
- 23–28 Spring Term (2nd Half)
- 1–31 Spring Term (2nd Half)
- 1 Spring Term (2nd Half)
- 2–17 Easter Holiday (includes Easter bank holidays)
- 20–30 Summer Term 2026
- 1–22 Summer Term 2026
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half-Term Break
- 1–30 Summer Term (2nd Half)
- 1–17 Summer Term (2nd Half)
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term 2025 Sep 3, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half-Term Break Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term (2nd Half) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 2026 Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half-Term Break Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (2nd Half) Feb 23, 2026 - Apr 1, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday (includes Easter bank holidays) Apr 2, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2026 Apr 20, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half-Term Break May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (2nd Half) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 20, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Upton-by-Chester High School with Cheshire West and Chester Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.8 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34.51 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 14.4% 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 85% 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 Upton-by-Chester 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 Upton-by-Chester 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.