Hartford Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 138148
- Address
- Hartford Campus Chester Road, CW8 1LH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1087 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 92.1%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.7%
Chinese 1.3%
Indian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
African 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 21 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Hartford Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 203
- 3rd preference
- 136
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 232 127 105 |
| Year 8 | 224 109 115 |
| Year 9 | 213 112 101 |
| Year 10 | 209 108 101 |
| Year 11 | 209 117 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 31.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 17.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.9% 1.2% |