Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Ellesmere Port (Cheshire West and Chester).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 969 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 988. It is part of the Our LADY HELP of CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Caroline Vile.
Key facts
- URN
- 149631
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (1 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 Paul Fagan Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Joe Coucill Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2004 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jacqueline Wilson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Geraldine Godwin Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Caroline Vile Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 · term ended 2025 |
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