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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Upton-by-Chester High School

Foundation secondary school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).

Attainment 8
54.6
▲ 8.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
52.3%
▲ 6pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.5%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.6
▼ 0.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
14.4%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.1%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
103%
1,728 / 1,670 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Feb 2025

The neighbourhood

iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 for the area around the school (LSOA). Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Overall deprivation7
Income6
Employment5
Education and skills7
Health6
Crime6
Barriers to housing and services8
Living environment9
most deprivedleast deprived
Children in income-deprived families
40