Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Where the Ellesmere Canal once joined the River Mersey, Ellesmere Port grew from a canal terminal into one of Cheshire's most distinctive industrial towns, now home to around 65,000 people. The Manchester Ship Canal traces the town's northern edge, and the Stanlow oil refinery and Vauxhall Motors plant anchor an industrial economy that stretches back to the Victorian era.
Whitby is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments in the borough, while Childer Thornton has long been a school-competitive corner for families looking at secondary options. Great Sutton and Wolverham extend the residential spread southward. Merseyrail services from Ellesmere Port station connect to Liverpool Central in under thirty minutes, with Chester reachable in around twelve minutes by rail.
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Area Performance
Across 27 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.45/10, +0.05 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Ellesmere Port schools
Ellesmere Port vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Ellesmere Port schools
top 55% of 14,978
top 55% of 14,978
top 83% of 3,862
top 83% of 3,862
top 85% of 2,555
top 85% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
2
Offers
1
Cambridge
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
2
Offers
1
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