The Catholic High School, Chester

School Name: The Catholic High School, Chester
Address: Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge
Town/City: Chester
County: Cheshire
Postcode: CH4 7HS
Telephone Number: 01244 952788
Website: http://www.christofidelis.org.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: The Chester Catholic Academies Partnership

Headteacher: Mrs Cathryn McKeagney
Capacity: 1117
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 797 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 71% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 23%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 139343
DfE Number: 896/4603
UKPRN: 10040653
UPRN: 100012571557
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (E06000050)
Constituency: Chester South and Eddisbury (E14001164)
Electoral Ward: Handbridge Park (E05012218)
Diocese: RC18(Diocese of Shrewsbury)

Easting & Northing: 340440E, 364878N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 10' 41.86" N 2° 53' 32.9" W
Plus Code: 9C5V54H5+82

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1. Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.2km)
2. Queen's Park High School (0.9km)
3. Belgrave Primary School (0.9km)
4. Chester International School (1.1km)
5. The King's School (1.2km)
6. Lache Primary School (1.5km)
7. The Queen's School (1.5km)
8. St Clare's Catholic Primary School (1.5km)
9. The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy (1.6km)
10. Dee Banks School (1.6km)

Predecessor school†

• The Catholic High School, Chester A Specialist Science College