Hartford Church of England High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Northwich, CW8 1LH
- Distance
- 0.7km away
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1JW
Local ranking8th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1240
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 5 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 210
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 51.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
26.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
79
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.1% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 161
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1220
- Boys
- 617 (51%)
- Girls
- 584 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1240 (97% full)
- SEND
- 11.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.0%
- EAL
- 13.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.8%
- SEN Support
- 7.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,820/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.7%
- White Other: 6.2%
- Asian Other: 4.3%
- Asian Chinese: 2.5%
- Asian Indian: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- White Irish: 1.1%
76.7%
White British
6.2%
White Other
4.3%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Greenbank Lane
Northwich, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 111450
- UKPRN
- 10006240
- Establishment No.
- 4610
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