Chester Catholic High School

Chester Catholic High School or CHS but officially called The Catholic High School, Chester is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located on the outskirts of Handbridge in Chester, Cheshire, England.The catchment area of the school expands into Lache and Blacon, with some buses transporting pupils from as far afield as Neston and Frodsham. The school has over 1,000 pupils. The general uniform is a bottle green sweatshirt or polo shirt with black trousers. The current head teacher is John Murray, previous head teachers have included John McCann (acting, 2003–2004), Victoria Ratchford (1994–2003), Christine McCann (no relation to John) and Michael Balfe. The school transferred to the present site in September 1972; previously the school site was occupied by the Overleigh Boys School. In 2006 Ofsted called its Sixth Form "Outstanding". The school's longest serving teacher, Mick McManus, has taught mathematics since the school opened in 1972, a total of 42 years.Building work was completed in Autumn 2008 and comprised a new building accommodating the Sixth Form and the Performing Arts, along with two new Science laboratories and new office and staffrooms.