Bishop Heber High School
Chester Road, Malpas, SY14 8JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr David Curry
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,321
- Pupils on roll
- 1,293
- URN
- 111424
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01948860571
About this school
Bishop Heber High School is a foundation secondary school in Malpas. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,293 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 217 | 207 | 204 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 55.9 | 53.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.90 +0.69 to +1.10 | +0.72 +0.51 to +0.93 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 66.7% | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 82.6% | 81.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 68.1% | 66.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bishop Heber High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.6 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.9 | 40.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,279 |
| 2023/24 | 1,258 |
| 2024/25 | 1,282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Heber High School compares
Bishop Heber High School ranked 4th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.8 | 6.9% | 12.9% | 1,293 | — |
| Sir John Talbot's School | 46.8 | 8% | 21.7% | 861 | 6.1 miles |
| Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College | 55.1 | 6.5% | 11.6% | 1,219 | 9.4 miles |
| Malbank School and Sixth Form College | — | — | — | 1,289 | 9.8 miles |
| Brine Leas School | 49.7 | 7% | 15% | 1,417 | 10.4 miles |
| Lakelands Academy | 43.1 | 6.4% | 21.9% | 590 | 10.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.87%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.87%
- Persistent absence
- 17.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir John Talbot's School6.1 miles
Secondary · Whitchurch
-
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College9.4 miles
Secondary · Tarporley
-
Malbank School and Sixth Form College9.8 miles
Secondary · Nantwich
-
Brine Leas School10.4 miles
Secondary · Nantwich
-
Lakelands Academy10.5 miles
Secondary · Ellesmere
Other schools in Malpas
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Heber High School teach?
- Bishop Heber High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Malpas.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop Heber High School?
- The headteacher of Bishop Heber High School is Mr David Curry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishop Heber High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Heber High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bishop Heber High School?
- Bishop Heber High School has 1,293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bishop Heber High School full?
- Bishop Heber High School has capacity for 1,321 pupils and 1,293 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bishop Heber High School a faith school?
- No. Bishop Heber High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bishop Heber High School a selective school?
- No. Bishop Heber High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Bishop Heber High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.6 in 2022/23 and 53.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Heber High School rank locally?
- Bishop Heber High School ranked 4th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop Heber High School's absence rate?
- Bishop Heber High School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Heber High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Heber High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.