Chesterfield High School, Liverpool
Chesterfield High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Liverpool, part of Mersey View Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 10th-highest of the 42 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 1,295th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 112% of capacity.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Sefton (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Chesterfield High School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Chesterfield High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Sefton and 47 across England.
49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Sefton and 47% in England.
That is in line with 2025, when the score was 48.4.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.01: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.8, against 54.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 21.3 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Spanish.
Getting a place at Chesterfield High School
For September 2026 entry, 327 families put Chesterfield High School as their first choice and 686 named it as one of their preferences, for 305 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 53 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Chesterfield High School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Chesterfield High School are Holy Family Catholic High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (0.8 miles, Attainment 8 44.9); Litherland High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.2); and St Michaels Church of England Academy (1.3 miles, Attainment 8 39.6).
Chesterfield High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Holy Family Catholic High SchoolSacred Heart Catholic AcademyLitherland High SchoolSt Michaels Church of England Academy
The trust
Chesterfield High School is one of 6 schools run by Mersey View Learning Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chesterfield High School (as of April 2026): 9% would recommend the school, 9% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (27%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (9%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 227 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.
Of the 63 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 11% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 4% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Who goes there
5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lyndhurst Road (opposite), 80 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Chesterfield High School issued 67 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Chesterfield High School are Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School (0.3 miles), Forefield Junior School (0.3 miles), St William of York Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles) and Great Crosby Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery SchoolForefield Junior SchoolSt William of York Catholic Primary SchoolGreat Crosby Catholic Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from March 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2014 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
About
Chesterfield High School in Crosby, Merseyside, England, officially opened in 1974. The school has around 1,400 students in years 7–11.
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At a Glance
24.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from -0.11 to 0.01 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 46.5 to 48.0 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 45% to 49% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 48.0 | 49.1% |
| Disadvantaged(80) | - | 32.8 | 20% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(201) | - | 54.1 | 60.7% |
| Boys(148) | - | 45.8 | 48% |
| Girls(133) | - | 50.5 | 50.4% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(12) | - | 47.7 | 41.7% |
| Non mobile(273) | - | 48.3 | 49.8% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 5 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 227 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
3
Permanent exclusions
0.18%
Exclusion rate
67
Suspensions
4.12%
Suspension rate
46 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,628 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Chesterfield High School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Chesterfield High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Chesterfield High School is in Sefton; for families living there:
- Sefton's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy ext
- How to apply: Apply for Travel Support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sefton is 16 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Chesterfield High School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
112%
Over capacity
1,625 pupils
1,457 places
168 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Sefton council
Places available
3,321
Applications
2,791
Got 1st preference
89.0%
Got preferred school
97.3%
All secondary applications across Sefton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
217
SEN Support
53
EHC Plans
16.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,692
Total Pupils
885
Boys
807
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
100
Teachers
16.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,011
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,934
Per pupil
£10720k
Total funding
£401k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.2%
Overall absence
22.7%
Persistent absence
1,505
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Chesterfield High School
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Chesterfield High School
What are GCSE results like at Chesterfield High School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Chesterfield High School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 48. 49% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Chesterfield High School's Ofsted rating?
Chesterfield High School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Chesterfield High School?
No fixed boundary. When Chesterfield High School is oversubscribed, Sefton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Chesterfield High School?
Chesterfield High School was full in 2025, at 112% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Chesterfield High School?
Classes at Chesterfield High School average 22.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Chesterfield High School?
Chesterfield High School has around 1692 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Chesterfield High School?
8.2% of sessions were missed at Chesterfield High School in 2024/25. 22.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Chesterfield High School?
Apply through Sefton's coordinated admissions process, naming Chesterfield High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Chesterfield High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sefton is 16 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Chesterfield High School?
Chesterfield High School is at Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)