# Upton-by-Chester High School — Chester, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.7/5 from 9 published reviews
- **Students:** 1200

## Contact

- **Address:** St James Avenue, Upton-by-Chester
- **Phone:** 20240117
- **Website:** http://www.uptonhigh.co.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chester/upton-by-chester-high-school-4669

## About

Upton-by-Chester High School is a secondary school located in Chester, United Kingdom, known for its commitment to providing a high-quality education. The school offers a broad curriculum that includes a wide range of subjects, catering to the diverse interests and abilities of its students. With a focus on academic excellence, the school encourages students to achieve their full potential through a supportive and challenging environment. The school boasts modern facilities, including well-equipped classrooms, science laboratories, and sports facilities, which enhance the learning experience. Upton-by-Chester High School has a reputation for fostering a strong sense of community and promoting extracurricular activities, allowing students to develop their talents beyond the classroom. The school's ethos emphasizes respect, responsibility, and resilience, preparing students for future challenges.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — May 2015
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — May 2015

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — School: I hope every teacher and staff in this school burns in hell *(Oct 2025)*
- **1/5** — This School sucks!: This disgusting school has 1 thing in mind, ruining your life. The teachers act like they have the right to bully you. They constantly give you detentions and the lessons are awful. Don't go here *(Oct 2025)*
- **1/5** — Awful School: Awful school, teachers treat students like dogs, you get a detention every 2 weeks. Would not recommend *(Oct 2025)*
- **3/5** — Average: The school is good overall the teachers are caring while some are not especially the PE Teachers who expect every thing done on time without acknowledging our feelings and the one way system makes it even more ridiculous plus when your upstairs you have to go the long way Which is why It's not a five stars it's an average school but could bring more food and not be so strict on the one way system *(Feb 2025)*
- **1/5** — Please don't send kids here.: Horrific school. Once had my grandparents house have stones thrown at the windows by people in this school as well as rotten food thrown at my old house. If you are happy with your child becoming a horrible excuse for a human being then I'm sure you'll love this school. *(Aug 2024)*
- **5/5** — Great school :): The teachers were really helpful with school work and supporting you with exams as they give you plenty of revision. The students are hit and miss but it is easy to find your friends within the diverse student base which encourages the creativity and inclusive of the school. Teachers were always to greet you in and help you throughout the school day- Lovely school :) *(May 2024)*
- **1/5** — Really don’t recommend: This school only cares about grades and homework and ignores the mental health of students. It’s full of bullies that like to shout slurs at gay and foreign people and teachers let them do it. This school made me fear going to school every morning to the point where I would make myself sick with pills so I wouldn’t have to and teachers, again ,did nothing to help me. I wouldn’t recommend this school to anyone. *(Jul 2023)*
- **3/5** — Upton-by-Chester High School: It's not amazing, but it's also not awful. *(May 2023)*
- **4/5** — Kinda Meh: Surprisingly adequate. The new chairs in the science labs suck *(Mar 2021)*

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