The Hammond
Mannings Lane, Chester, CH2 4ES
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Ms Jennifer Roscoe
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 253
- URN
- 111482
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244305350
About this school
The Hammond is an independent school in Chester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 253 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Hammond under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Hammond has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1962, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 30 | 30 | 36 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.2 | 35.8 | 32.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 86.7% | 58.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Hammond 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 | 38.2 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.8 | 40.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 10
- Pupils on SEN support
- 113
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Firs School1.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Maple Grove School1.2 miles
Special schools
-
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College1.3 miles
Special schools · Chester
-
Ancora House School1.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chester
-
University of Chester2.1 miles
Universities · Chester
Other schools in Chester
- Abbey Gate College Independent schools
- The King's School Independent schools
- The Queen's School Independent schools
- Acresfield Academy Primary
- Ashton Hayes Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Belgrave Primary School Primary
- Boughton Heath Academy Primary
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Cherry Grove Primary School Primary
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Hammond teach?
- The Hammond teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Chester.
- Who is the principal of The Hammond?
- The principal of The Hammond is Ms Jennifer Roscoe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Hammond been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Hammond under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Hammond?
- The Hammond has 253 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Hammond full?
- The Hammond has capacity for 320 pupils and 253 on roll (79%), so it has space against 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 The Hammond a faith school?
- No. The Hammond has no designated religious character.
- How have The Hammond's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.2 in 2022/23 and 32 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Hammond's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Hammond'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 24 July 2026.