United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~344k · 157 state-funded schools
The signature
How Cheshire West and Chester ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,517/yr
High
Better than 66% of UK LAs
House price
£257,750
Mid-range
Better than 58% of UK LAs
Rent
£959/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,517/yr
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Crime
66.7/1k
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.1
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
94.2%
Strong
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
157 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
146 of 155 (94.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
157 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 157 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upton-by-Chester High School | Secondary | 1,752 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Neston High School | Secondary | 1,724 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Whitby High School | Secondary | 1,477 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Christleton High School | Secondary | 1,386 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bishop Heber High School | Secondary | 1,282 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Helsby High School | Secondary | 1,235 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Nicholas Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,220 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School | Secondary | 1,203 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1,186 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Weaverham High School | Secondary | 1,160 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hartford Church of England High School | Secondary | 1,070 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The County High School, Leftwich | Secondary | 1,048 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Winsford Academy | Secondary | 1,023 | Inadequate2025Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 111451 | Secondary | 969 | Requires Improvement2021 | — | Ofsted |
The Catholic High School, Chester | Secondary | 808 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 785 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College | Secondary | 705 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ellesmere Port Church of England College | Secondary | 694 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Rudheath Senior Academy | Secondary | 590 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Winsford High Street Community Primary School | Primary | 525 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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