Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery
Stones Manor Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Kidwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 111144
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606663800
About this school
Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery is a community primary school in Northwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 442 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 77% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 83% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 78% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery compares
Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery ranked 17th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5% | 6.6% | 442 | — |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 191 | 0.3 miles |
| Hartford Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 396 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsmead Primary School | 66% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 308 | 0.6 miles |
| Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Charles Darwin Community Primary School | 75% | 5.1% | 27% | 331 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.59%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 11.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Hartford Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Kingsmead Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Charles Darwin Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northwich
Other schools in Northwich
Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery ranks 3rd of the 24 ranked primary schools in Northwich.
- Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School Primary
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Cuddington Primary School Primary
- Davenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Budworth CofE Primary School Primary
- Hartford Primary School Primary
- Kingsmead Primary School Primary
- Leftwich Community Primary School Primary
- Little Leigh Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery teach?
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Northwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery is Mr Simon Kidwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery?
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery full?
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 442 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery ranked 17th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.