The Hammond
Other independent school · Mixed · Cheshire West and Chester
Mannings Lane, Chester, CH2 4ES
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
253
Capacity used
Has space79%
320 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Roscoe
- Address
- Mannings Lane, Chester, CH2 4ES
- Phone
- 01244305350
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward / constituency
- Gowy Rural · Runcorn and Helsby
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 111482
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
253 pupils · 320 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.90 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.85 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.55 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 36 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| A-level students | 10 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 34 | 21% | 56% | 79% | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 17% | 40% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 28 | 7% | 36% | 61% | |
| Drama | 20 | 5% | 85% | 95% | |
| Geography | 13 | 15% | 54% | 69% | |
| Music | 9 | 22% | 100% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 9 | 44% | 78% | 100% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 38% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 8 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| French | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.