Community school · Halton

The Brow Community Primary School

3–11Ages
136Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111124URN

The Clough, Halton Brow, Runcorn, WA7 2HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

30 applications for 20 places · 31st of 34 in Halton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

27%met the expected standard

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

8 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good
9 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Halton median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.5; Halton median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Halton median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Halton median median 1.9
2023 1.2; Halton median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Halton median median 1.7
2021 2.4; Halton median median 1.8
2020 1.2; Halton median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Halton median median 1.6
2018 1.9; Halton median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Halton median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Halton median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Halton median median 1.7
2014 2.4; Halton median median 2.0

This school
Halton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	30	1.5	19	0.95
Sep 2025	20	32	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2024	22	34	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2023	13	16	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2022	17	23	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2021	8	19	2.4	7	0.88
Sep 2020	18	21	1.2	15	0.83
Sep 2019	21	27	1.3	18	0.86
Sep 2018	15	28	1.9	14	0.93
Sep 2017	14	23	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2016	19	32	1.7	18	0.95
Sep 2015	22	36	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2014	19	45	2.4	18	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 27% · Writing 32% · Maths 32% → all three 27% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard27%46th of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard27%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 94 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard32%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard32%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 92 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Halton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	27%	0%	94	92
2023/24	31%	0%	98	96
2022/23	30%	0%	101	97

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Brow Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Halton

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Astmoor Primary School
0.7 km · Halton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Halton

Good2023

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Castle View Primary School
0.7 km · Halton

Good2022

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bridgewater Park Primary School
0.8 km · Halton

2026

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Halton

Good2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
1.3 km · Halton

2026

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School
1.3 km · Halton

Requires improvement2021

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111124 · 876/2295
Capacity: 175 pupils · 136 on roll
Free school meals: 50.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Clough, Halton Brow, Runcorn, WA7 2HB
Local authority: Halton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources