Community school · Halton

Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
139Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111174URN

Barnfield Avenue, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6EP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

30 applications for 18 places · 23rd of 34 in Halton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 7 March 2023Ofsted'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

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

30 applications · 18 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.7; Halton median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Halton median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Halton median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Halton median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Halton median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Halton median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Halton median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Halton median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Halton median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Halton median median 1.7
2016 1.2; Halton median median 1.6
2015 2.3; Halton median median 1.7
2014 2.1; 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	18	30	1.7	15	0.83
Sep 2025	16	26	1.6	15	0.94
Sep 2024	15	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2023	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2022	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2021	16	29	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2020	16	32	2.0	16	1.00
Sep 2019	22	29	1.3	18	0.82
Sep 2018	14	21	1.5	14	1.00
Sep 2017	16	22	1.4	15	0.94
Sep 2016	19	23	1.2	17	0.89
Sep 2015	15	34	2.3	11	0.73
Sep 2014	19	40	2.1	14	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 63% · Maths 74% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%33rd of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	53%	0%	105	104
2023/24	47%	0%	103	102
2022/23	48%	4%	105	104

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

Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Gorsewood Primary School
0.4 km · Halton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool
0.4 km · Halton

2026

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Brookvale Primary School
1.0 km · Halton

Good2024

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Berteline's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place
Palace Fields Primary Academy
1.4 km · Halton

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Halton

2026

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Windmill Hill Primary School
1.7 km · Halton

Good2024

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Halton

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 58%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: 111174 · 876/2381
Capacity: 210 pupils · 139 on roll
Free school meals: 70.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Barnfield Avenue, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Local authority: Halton

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