Hartford Church of England High School
About the school
Hartford Church of England High School is an open secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 June 2023
- Published
- 12 November 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.3
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 44.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cheshire West and Chester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 56.10%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.00%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 67.30%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 40.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.69
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1070
Girls
47.57%
Boys
52.43%
SEN support
10.56%
Education, health and care plan
1.59%
English as an additional language
4.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.69%
Overall absence
8.08
Persistent absence
21.68
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
212
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
6%