Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9YB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Lawes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,326
- Pupils on roll
- 1,692
- URN
- 137514
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01519246454
About this school
Chesterfield High School is a secondary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,692 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 212 | 227 | 257 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.5 | 47.0 | 48.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.30 to +0.08 | +0.01 -0.18 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 47.1% | 52.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 70.5% | 75.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 32.2% | 36.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
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 Chesterfield 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.5 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.4 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,438 |
| 2023/24 | 1,520 |
| 2024/25 | 1,628 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chesterfield High School compares
Chesterfield High School ranked 4th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.4 | 8.2% | 26.1% | 1,692 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic High School | 44.8 | 9.2% | 26.7% | 1,012 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Academy | 42.4 | 13.2% | 33.1% | 613 | 0.8 miles |
| Litherland High School | 41.7 | 11.8% | 48.7% | 761 | 1.1 miles |
| St Michaels Church of England Academy | — | 13.5% | — | 547 | 1.3 miles |
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco | 32.2 | 12.4% | 54.3% | 575 | 1.6 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)
- 26.07%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.15%
- Persistent absence
- 22.72%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Family Catholic High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Sacred Heart Catholic Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Litherland High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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St Michaels Church of England Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Crosby
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The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco1.6 miles
Secondary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Chesterfield High School ranks 9th of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Alsop High School Secondary
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College Secondary
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Secondary
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School Secondary
- Calderstones School Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy Secondary
- Deyes High School Secondary
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy Secondary
- Dixons Croxteth Academy Secondary
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chesterfield High School teach?
- Chesterfield High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Chesterfield High School?
- The headteacher of Chesterfield High School is Mr Jon Lawes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chesterfield High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield High School?
- Chesterfield High School has 1,692 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chesterfield High School full?
- Chesterfield High School has capacity for 1,326 pupils and 1,692 on roll (128%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chesterfield High School a faith school?
- No. Chesterfield High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chesterfield High School a selective school?
- No. Chesterfield High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Chesterfield High School?
- Chesterfield High School is part of MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chesterfield High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.5 in 2022/23 and 48.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chesterfield High School rank locally?
- Chesterfield High School ranked 4th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chesterfield High School's absence rate?
- Chesterfield High School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chesterfield High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chesterfield 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 1 July 2026.