Hartford Church of England High School
Secondary schoolHartford Church of England High School is a secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,102 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Hartford Church of England High School was 49.7, against 45.3 in Cheshire West and Chester and 46.2 in England.
59.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.7 | 45.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59.5% | 43.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75.8% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 215 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Grange SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file380 m
- Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- Elmy Hall SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file480 m
- Cloughwood AcademySpecial. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met580 m
- St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.7 (2025/26, provisional)720 m
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cheshire West and Chester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).