The Catholic High School, Chester
Academy converter secondary school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
It is an 11 to 18 Roman Catholic mixed comprehensive school with over 900 students including a thriving Sixth Form. We provide opportunity, hope and a bright future for everyone, by offering world-class education, grounded in the community, and built on the foundation of our faith.
We believe that together we will all achieve success by developing our strengths, exploring our talents and recognising that Christ, our original teacher, will support us. • A loving Christian community, striving for excellence, leading by example and guided by the Holy Spirit, • A community, inclusive of all, supporting and respecting everyone and their difference, persevering through times of struggle, • A community to challenge injustice and bring about change, • A community which is ever faithful to Christ.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Catholic Life
- What s Happening
- About
- Firefly
- Sixth Form
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 139343
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Kearney Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Luca Lenzi | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Jane Hallas | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Anne Vickers | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Adam Dudley | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Pastor Uju Nwafor | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anne-Marie Appleton | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Cathryn McKeagney Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Amanda Higham Former | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Diane Miller Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Tallon Gill Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Lucy Liddiard Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record