Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery

Community school·Primary school Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester·CW8 1NU
Composite score
64.1
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#2,832
National rank
#356
In North West
#17
In Cheshire West and Chester
Top 19%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Requires improvement

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
58 first choices, 59 places
First choices per place
0.98
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
147
any preference, for 59 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0220241.0020250.982026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
452
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
16.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,956
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery at a glance

Located in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 452 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 19% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 58 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 23.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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