Chester International School | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Chester International School

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

https://www.chesterinternational.co.uk/

Chester International School is a non-selective free school. It has about 250 boys and girls aged between 14 and 19. In February 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Queen's Park High School and Christleton High School.)

Particular strengths include Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Destinations.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.0		Queen's Park High School
0.4		The Catholic High School, Chester
0.9		The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
2.1		Upton-by-Chester High School
2.2		Christleton High School
2.4		Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
5.6		The Whitby High School
6.1		Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
6.5		Ellesmere Port Church of England College
8.7		Helsby High School
9.4		Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
9.5		South Wirral High School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Sixth form: Below average. Destinations at 18 are below average.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is roughly average.

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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