Hartford Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 20 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
- 1070 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 91.2%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.8%
Chinese 1.4%
African 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.2
Local authority average 44.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Hartford Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 222
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 202
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 113 97 |
| Year 8 | 229 123 106 |
| Year 9 | 224 111 113 |
| Year 10 | 208 109 99 |
| Year 11 | 199 105 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 34.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 32.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 15.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.7% 3.0% |