Upton-by-Chester High School

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Foundation school in Chester, Cheshire, England

Upton-by-Chester High School

Address

St James Avenue

Chester

Cheshire

CH2 1NN

England

Coordinates| 53°12′51″N 2°52′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.21421°N 2.87019°W﻿ / 53.21421; -2.87019
Information
Type| Foundation school
Motto| Learning to Shape the Future
Established| 1968
Local authority| Cheshire West and Chester
Department for Education URN| 111422 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Headteacher| Lee Cummins
Gender| Coeducational
Age| 11 to 18
Enrolment| 1700
Houses| Yunus, Wood, Mendes, Yousafzai, Maathai
Colour(s)| red, yellow, green, blue, purple
Website| www.uptonhigh.co.uk

Upton-by-Chester High School is a coeducational state high school located in the United Kingdom. It is situated on St James's Avenue in Upton. The headteacher is Mr Cummins.

## Houses

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The school has five houses, or Halls as they are known within the school. They have two forms from each year and take part in competitions within their hall or with the entire year or school and are awarded hall points for success.

The Halls are named after five people:

* Muhammad Yunus (red)
* John Wood (yellow)
* Chico Mendes (green)
* Malala Yousafzai (blue)
* Wangari Maathai (purple)

## Site and facilities

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The school is situated on St James Avenue in a residential area near the countryside. The site has seven blocks: A Block, B Block, C Block, D Block, E Block, T Block and the Labs.

## Students

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There are approximately 1,700 students on roll, with a maximum of 280 students in each year. There are ten forms in each year who are split into two sides of the year: X Side and Y Side. In the final year, students are given the chance to become Prefects, Head Boy or Head Girl of their hall. The candidates make speeches and are elected by their hall.

## Curriculum

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The school offers English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, History, Religious Studies, I.T, D.T, Cooking, Textiles, French, Spanish, Art, Music and P.E through years 7-8.

Offered through GCSE are English, Maths, Further Science, Additional Science, Dual Award, BTEC Animal Care, Geography, History, Philosophy and Ethics, Information and Communication Technology, Computer Science, Media Studies - Dual Award, Media Studies - Single Award, Textiles, Product design, Graphics, Electronics, Art and Design, Music, P.E, Business Studies, Photography, Dance, Drama, French, Spanish, and Health and Social Care.

At A Level the subjects offered include English Language, English Literature, Maths, Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Religious Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Art, Photography, Media, French, Spanish, Technology (Resistant Materials & Textiles), Computing, Music, Drama and the EPQ

## Notable former pupils

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* Tom Hughes (actor)[1][better source needed]
* Tom Heaton (footballer)
* Harry Pickering (footballer)

## References

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1. ^ Tom Hughes: IMDb Profile. Retrieved 2011-04-16.

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* Bluecoat School, Chester
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