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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 111144

Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery

Community school · Northwich · CW8 1NU

Ages 3–11 · 442 pupils · Cheshire West and Chester

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)77%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.7%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
365

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

60

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
136
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill105%

442 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
442
Boys / girls
236 / 206
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
442 / 420 (105%)
Free school meals
6.3%
FSM pupils
28
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Simon Kidwell

Location

Address
Stones Manor Lane, Hartford
Postcode
CW8 1NU
Town
Northwich
County
Cheshire
District
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, 442 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 6.3%.

Open schools in Northwich
43
Primary schools in Northwich
27
Academies among open schools in Northwich
44% (19)
Open schools in CW8
24
Primary in CW8
14
Open schools in Cheshire West and Chester LA
184
Primary in Cheshire West and Chester LA
131

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Northwich · CW8 1JW · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 5–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.3 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Northwich · CW8 1NA · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 8WA · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM6.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Northwich · CW8 1BN · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM24.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 8JW · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM5.6%

    1.2 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 8DH · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM34.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Kidwell
Telephone
01606663800

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