Christleton High School, Chester

In its own words: "Situated in the picturesque village of Christleton, approximately three miles from the centre of Chester. Christleton High School is a highly successful school serving a community of small villages and housing on the east side of the city and has over 1350 students on roll in Years 7 to 13."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include swimming, STEM and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Christleton High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.3 in Cheshire West and Chester and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Cheshire West and Chester and 47% in England.

That is down from 54.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.28: pupils made above 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 38.5, against 54.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 214 families put Christleton High School as their first choice and 648 named it as one of their preferences, for 219 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Christleton High School are The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.7); Chester International School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); Queen's Park High School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.6); and The Catholic High School, Chester (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1).

Christleton High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Christleton High School is one of 4 schools run by The Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 224 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 129 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 34% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

9.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 44 pupils (3.2%) received SEN support and 50 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Chester Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High School (bay 1), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Christleton High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 11 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and bicycle theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71).

In 2024/25, Christleton High School issued 172 suspensions, 12.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Christleton High School are Christleton Primary School (0.2 miles), Waverton Community Primary School (1.1 miles), Boughton Heath Academy (1.2 miles) and Oldfield Primary School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.