Ellesmere Port Catholic High School

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Ellesmere Port Catholic High School

Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port CH65 7AQ

https://www.epchs.co.uk/

Ellesmere Port Catholic High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Cheshire West and Chester). It has about 920 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In June 2021 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Representation, Destinations, Sixth form and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Progress, Attainment, Disadvantaged pupils and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		The Whitby High School
0.6		Ellesmere Port Church of England College
3.7		South Wirral High School
4.3		Upton-by-Chester High School
4.7		Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
5.9		The Academy of St Nicholas
6.0		Neston High School
6.1		Queen's Park High School
6.1		Chester International School
6.3		The Catholic High School, Chester
6.3		The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
6.6		Wirral Grammar School for Boys

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Destinations: Above average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite high.

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is below average, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite low.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are poor. Progress at 16-18 is below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Attainment: Poor. Up to age 16 it is poor, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Poor. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2022

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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