Community school · Halton

Windmill Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
148Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111177URN

Windmill Hill, Windmill Hill South, Runcorn, WA7 6QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.9 below Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

23 applications for 20 places · 34th of 34 in Halton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 25 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Halton median (2.0) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

23 applications · 20 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 1.2; Halton median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Halton median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Halton median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Halton median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Halton median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Halton median median 1.8
2020 1.5; Halton median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Halton median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Halton median median 1.7
2017 1.9; Halton median median 1.7
2016 1.5; Halton median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Halton median median 1.7
2014 2.5; 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	23	1.2	8	0.40
Sep 2025	22	33	1.5	22	1.00
Sep 2024	15	24	1.6	14	0.93
Sep 2023	20	29	1.5	19	0.95
Sep 2022	20	30	1.5	17	0.85
Sep 2021	20	30	1.5	18	0.90
Sep 2020	21	32	1.5	21	1.00
Sep 2019	23	32	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2018	21	28	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2017	10	19	1.9	10	1.00
Sep 2016	20	29	1.5	18	0.90
Sep 2015	17	27	1.6	15	0.88
Sep 2014	11	27	2.5	10	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 75% · Maths 94% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%10th of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	75%	13%	107	107
2023/24	75%	10%	107	104
2022/23	71%	8%	108	106

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

Windmill Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Berteline's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Halton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place
Bridgewater Park Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

2026

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Halton

Good2023

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Astmoor Primary School
1.5 km · Halton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool
1.6 km · Halton

2026

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Gorsewood Primary School
1.6 km · Halton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Halton

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Halton

Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%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: 111177 · 876/2387
Capacity: 175 pupils · 148 on roll
Free school meals: 58.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Windmill Hill, Windmill Hill South, Runcorn, WA7 6QE
Local authority: Halton

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