Chester International School | School performance

43%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

23%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

34.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

49%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

247.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

258

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

51%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

43%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

23%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

34.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

49%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

247.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

258

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

51%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

43%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

23%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

34.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

49%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

247.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

258

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

51%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCheshire West and Chester

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio12.3:1

Admissions—

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Chester International School · Secondary with sixth form · Cheshire West and Chester

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

43%

+5pp

61%50%38%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 43%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

23%

-4pp

42%33%23%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 23%

Attainment 8

34.5

-0.4

43.237.531.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 34.5

EBacc entry

49%

+7pp

75%50%25%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 49%

EBacc APS

247.7

-16.5

299.4222.7146.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 247.7

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

258

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

14%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

34%

Overall absence

16%

Persistent absence

51%

Contact

Address

Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7AE

Local authority

Cheshire West and Chester

Website

https://www.chesterinternational.co.uk/

Telephone

01244735610

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	43%	23%	34.5	Not applicable	49%	247.7	51%	258
2023/24	38%	27%	34.9	-1.20	43%	264.2	51%	281
2022/23	53%	27%	40.4	-0.65	75%	299.4	75%	253
2021/22	61%	42%	43.2	-0.46	75%	283.5	76%	231
2018/19	46%	25%	31.7	-1.12	25%	146.0	55%	133
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	76
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	65
2023/24	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	59
2022/23	Not eligible	Not eligible	—	Not eligible	42
2021/22	Not eligible	Not eligible	—	Not eligible	41
2018/19	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	25
2017/18	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not applicable	Not eligible	1
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	258	12.1	34%	14%	33%	16%	51%
2023/24	281	13.2	35%	17%	29%	14%	46%
2022/23	253	12.1	13%	20%	30%	17%	52%
2021/22	231	11.8	8%	16%	24%	14%	44%
2020/21	197	12.4	22%	15%	13%	—	—
2018/19	133	9.1	13%	12%	28%	13%	37%
2017/18	—	9.5	—	—	—	10%	36%