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Hartford Church of England High School: data, trends and context

Hartford Church of England High School is a secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
138148
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Voluntary aided school
Status
Open
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Postcode
CW8 1LH
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,102
FSM eligible
17.0%
EAL / First language other than English
4.5%
SEND (total)
13.6%
SEN Support
10.8%
EHCP
2.8%
White British
90.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.9%
Overall absence
8.1%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Severe absence
4.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Cheshire West and ChesterLocal authority90.5%9.5%3.4%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
22.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.75%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
50.3
English & maths grade 5+
56.1%
English & maths grade 4+
77.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Hartford Church of England High School is a secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.