Upton-by-Chester High School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Cheshire West and Chester council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 284 families put this school as their first choice, and 292 places were offered. 273 of the families who put it first got a place (96%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 5 February 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1728 (capacity 1670)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01244259800

Address

St James Avenue, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1NN

Website

uptonhigh.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports