MP delighted with new funding for Upton High School

Chester MP, Chris Matheson, is delighted that Upton High School and Cheshire West and Chester Council have been successful in their bid for new funding to completely transform the facilities available to pupils and staff at the school.

Chris said: “This has been a real team effort. I was absolutely delighted when I received word that the most recent bid for funding has been successful. Over the years I have worked with successive head teachers, and indeed successive Education Secretaries, to raise awareness of the ongoing maintenance issues and structural challenges for the school.

Whether it’s been nagging Ministers privately in the Commons tea room, or raising it at successive education questions, I have used every opportunity to push Upton’s case. Indeed one Education Secretary stopped me before a questions session and asked “I presume you’re going on Upton High School again today Chris?” - they were right!

“Whilst Upton already delivers great results, there is no doubt in my mind that this money is going to transform the educational experience of pupils at Upton High School for generations and I want to thank the council for its longstanding commitment to identifying new funding opportunities in partnership with the school.”