Secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

• 181open schools
• 130primary
• 22secondary
• 19independent
• 53,999pupils

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22 schools, A to Z.

• Bishop Heber High School

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,293 pupils

  Chester Road, Malpas, SY14 8JD

  Ofsted report card, 14 Jul 2026

• Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 651 pupils

  Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5JH

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Chester International School

  Secondary · Studio schools · ages 14 to 19 · 229 pupils

  Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7AE

  Ofsted 8 Feb 2022: Good

• Christleton High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,382 pupils

  Village Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AD

  Ofsted 8 May 2024: Good

• Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 950 pupils

  Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

  Roman Catholic

• Ellesmere Port Church of England College

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 19 · 777 pupils

  164 Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA

  Ofsted 28 Mar 2023: Good

  Anglican/Church of England

• Hartford Church of England High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,102 pupils

  Hartford Campus Chester Road, Northwich, CW8 1LH

  Ofsted 20 Jun 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Helsby High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,211 pupils

  Chester Road, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 0HY

  Ofsted 19 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Jefferson House

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 5 pupils

  The Old Vicarage, Darnhall School Lane, Winsford, CW7 1JT

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Neston High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,712 pupils

  Raby Park Road, Neston, CH64 9NH

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• Queen's Park High School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 792 pupils

  Queens Park Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7AE

  Ofsted 4 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• St Nicholas Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,201 pupils

  Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1JW

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Good

  Roman Catholic

• Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,219 pupils

  Eaton Road, Tarporley, CW6 0BL

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

• The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,253 pupils

  Vaughans Lane, Great Boughton, Chester, CH3 5XF

  Ofsted 30 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• The Catholic High School, Chester

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 797 pupils

  Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HS

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

  Roman Catholic

• The County High School, Leftwich

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,046 pupils

  Granville Road, Northwich, CW9 8EZ

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

• The Hammond

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 19 · 253 pupils

  Mannings Lane, Chester, CH2 4ES

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• The Rudheath Senior Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 576 pupils

  Middlewich Road, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7DT

  Ofsted 12 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Whitby High School

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,398 pupils

  Sycamore Drive, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• The Winsford Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 945 pupils

  Grange Lane, Winsford, CW7 2BT

  Ofsted 15 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Upton-by-Chester High School

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,728 pupils

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

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Weaverham High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,154 pupils

  Lime Avenue, Weaverham, Northwich, CW8 3HT

  Ofsted report card, 24 Mar 2026

Towns in Cheshire West and Chester

• Chester (56)
• Ellesmere Port (28)
• Frodsham (12)
• Malpas (5)
• Neston (7)
• Northwich (42)
• Tarporley (7)
• Winsford (14)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.