Queen's Park High School, Chester

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to wish you a very warm welcome to Queen's Park High School, a smaller than average 11-18 school, beautifully located to the south of the River Dee, in the heart of Chester."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, basketball, badminton, dance, chess, STEM and gardening.

In 2026, pupils at Queen's Park High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.3 in Cheshire West and Chester and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Cheshire West and Chester and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.04: 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 36.8, against 53.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 124 families put Queen's Park High School as their first choice and 250 named it as one of their preferences, for 128 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Queen's Park High School are Chester International School (0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); The Catholic High School, Chester (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1); The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.7); and Tute Education Ltd (1.9 miles).

Queen's Park High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Queen's Park 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.

176 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Queen's Park High School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Of the 118 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 51 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 33% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is Chester Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (near), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 389 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Queen's Park High School issued 132 suspensions, 16.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Queen's Park High School are Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy (0.4 miles), St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles) and Cherry Grove Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.