Upton-by-Chester High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after children and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority)) to have been in State Care outside of England and ceased to be in State care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to child arrangements order or special guardianship order). All references to previously looked after children in this policy mean such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Learners for whom there are particular medical or social reasons which — Learners for whom there are particular medical or social reasons which, in the governors’ view, justifies admission to a particular school. Supporting evidence from a registered professional, such as a medical practitioner, psychologist or social worker, must be provided which sets out the particular reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school and the diUiculties that would be caused if the learner had to attend another school. A panel of Governors will consider the information presented and will determine whether the evidence is suUiciently compelling to apply this criterion to the application. The Governors, if it is considered appropriate, will seek the views of the School Doctor or Educational Psychologist in the event of parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds. This criterion cannot be considered if the required documents have not been received. Few applications fall within this category.
3. 3Siblings – Learners with elder brothers or sisters — Siblings – Learners with elder brothers or sisters, step-brothers or step-sisters, half- brothers or halfsisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters, foster children, living together as part of one household, already attending the preferred school, and expected to continue at the school in the following school year.
4. 4Children of staU — Children of staU (parents) who have been directly employed by the school for two years of longer at the closing date for applications or who have been recruited to meet a particular skill shortage. A parent is any person who has parental responsibility or care for a child and lives in the same family unit at the same address for the majority of the school week. School admissions | Cheshire West and Chester Council Application deadline 31 October 2026 StaU should complete a Supplementary Information Form and Submit this to the Admissions OUicer at the school at the time of the application.
5. 5Learners resident within the designated catchment zone of the school — Learners resident within the designated catchment zone of the school. Learners will be classed within this category if they and their parents/carers are resident within the area served by the school on the closing date for applications.
6. 6Learners not resident within a school’s local catchment zone but attending a school designated as a partner school for a — Learners not resident within a school’s local catchment zone but attending a school designated as a partner school for admissions purposes, as out-of-zone learners. These primary schools are: Upton Heath Primary School Newton Primary School Saughall All Saints Upton Mill View St Oswalds Mollington Guilden Sutton Primary School Upton Acresfield Upton Westlea Mickle TraUord Primary School Hoole C of E Primary School
7. 7Learners living nearest to the school — Learners living nearest to the school (distance) measured in a straight line from the centrally plotted Basic Land and Property Unit point of the learner’s home address to the centrally plotted basic land and property unit point of the school as defined by local land and property gazetteer. School admissions | Cheshire West and Chester Council Application deadline 31 October 2026 Voluntary Aided Schools Oversubscription Criteria

Oversubscription criteria as printed for this school in Section 3 (admission arrangements) of Cheshire West and Chester Council's "Applying for a Secondary School place" booklet for September 2027.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.