Secondary
Hartford Church of England High School
Hartford Campus Chester Road, Northwich, CW8 1LH
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1102 of 1200 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
56%
50.3
2nd of 5 by our score, among the secondary schools in Northwich we can score - 6 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.69 |
| Entered the EBacc | 67% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 62% |
| 22/23 | 58% |
| 23/24 | 53% |
| 24/25 | 56% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.33 |
| 22/23 | -0.06 |
| 23/24 | -0.15 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 54.2 |
| 22/23 | 51.4 |
| 23/24 | 47.1 |
| 24/25 | 50.3 |
Hartford Campus Chester Road, Northwich, CW8 1LH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Cheshire West and Chester admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rachel Pickerill
- Address
- Hartford Campus Chester Road, Northwich, CW8 1LH
- Telephone
- 01606786000