Hartford Church of England High School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Cheshire West and Chester council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 237 families put this school as their first choice, and 233 places were offered. 226 of the families who put it first got a place (95%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 20 June 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1102 (capacity 1200)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Chester

Phone

01606786000

Address

Hartford Campus Chester Road, Northwich, CW8 1LH

Website

hartfordchurchofenglandhighschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports