Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cheshire West and Chester
164 Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
28.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
777
Capacity used
Has space58%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
141 of 141 families who put it first got an offer
145
Places offered
276
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 141 | 141 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 77 | 3 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 276 | 144 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire West and Chester lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican/Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stephen Murphy
- Address
- 164 Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
- Phone
- 01513506000
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward / constituency
- Central & Grange · Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146742
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 44% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST
777 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 706 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.23 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.77 | — | — |
Average grade: D (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 45.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 28% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 82 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| A-level students | 12 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 80 | 3% | 30% | 53% | |
| English Language | 80 | 4% | 35% | 54% | |
| English Literature | 79 | 4% | 43% | 67% | |
| Religious Studies | 78 | 14% | 41% | 54% | |
| Combined Science | 46 | 0% | 9% | 26% | |
| History | 40 | 0% | 23% | 33% | |
| Geography | 38 | 3% | 42% | 58% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 20% | 49% | 83% | |
| Biology | 33 | 9% | 64% | 79% | |
| Physics | 33 | 3% | 48% | 76% | |
| Chemistry | 33 | 6% | 61% | 82% | |
| Art and Design | 23 | 4% | 35% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17588: The Ellesmere Port Church of England College [TEPCEC]
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire West and Chester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.