Ellesmere Port Catholic High School | Secondary with sixth form in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester | Ofsted & DfE

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2022/23

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2022/23

37.4

Attainment 8 · 2022/23

-0.55

Progress 8 · 2022/23

38%

EBacc entry · 2022/23

571.4

EBacc APS · 2022/23

936

Pupils · 2022/23

EAL · 2022/23

33%

Persistent abs. · 2022/23

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2022/23

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2022/23

37.4

Attainment 8 · 2022/23

-0.55

Progress 8 · 2022/23

38%

EBacc entry · 2022/23

571.4

EBacc APS · 2022/23

936

Pupils · 2022/23

EAL · 2022/23

33%

Persistent abs. · 2022/23

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2022/23

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2022/23

37.4

Attainment 8 · 2022/23

-0.55

Progress 8 · 2022/23

38%

EBacc entry · 2022/23

571.4

EBacc APS · 2022/23

936

Pupils · 2022/23

EAL · 2022/23

33%

Persistent abs. · 2022/23

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2022/23.

Local authorityCheshire West and Chester

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusClosed

Overview of Ellesmere Port Catholic High School · Secondary with sixth form · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2022/23 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

50%

-2pp

58%51%43%

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 50%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

26%

-4pp

30%26%21%

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 26%

Attainment 8

37.4

-2.3

43.040.237.4

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 37.4

Progress 8

-0.55

+0.1

-0.2-0.5-0.7

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · -0.6

EBacc entry

38%

-25pp

63%41%19%

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 38%

EBacc APS

571.4

-7.4

578.8491.8404.9

'18'19'22'23

'23 · 571.4

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8-0.55

Well below average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2022/23 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

26.0

-7.0

33.029.526.0

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 26.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-11pp

20%10%0%

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · 9%

Average A-level grade

C-

-1

C+CC-

'17'18'19'22'23

'23 · C-

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.22

Average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2022/23

92%

Education or employment

74%

Education

Apprenticeships

13%

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2022/23

91%

Education or employment

68%

Education

Apprenticeships

21%

Employment

Pupils & context

2022/23

Pupils on roll

936

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.1

EAL

FSM eligible

34%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

33%

Contact

Address

Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ

Local authority

Cheshire West and Chester

Website

—

Telephone

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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
2022/23	50%	26%	37.4	-0.55	38%	571.4	38%	936
2021/22	52%	30%	39.7	-0.68	63%	578.8	64%	922
2018/19	58%	29%	43.0	-0.24	19%	454.7	21%	886
2017/18	43%	21%	41.2	-0.35	20%	404.9	30%	853
2016/17	48%	24%	40.7	-0.62	35%	—	42%	819

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2022/23	26.0	C-	—	9%	50
2021/22	33.0	C+	—	20%	32
2018/19	27.1	C-	-0.22	5%	42
2017/18	29.4	C	-0.30	5%	68
2016/17	28.3	C-	-0.16	0%	78

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2022/23	936	15.1	21%	7%	34%	11%	33%
2021/22	922	14.3	20%	7%	33%	11%	35%
2020/21	920	15.7	15%	7%	29%	—	—
2018/19	886	17.1	23%	6%	30%	7%	19%
2017/18	853	16.7	19%	6%	31%	7%	21%
2016/17	819	15.0	19%	7%	30%	6%	16%