Voluntary aided school · Halton

Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
178Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
111378URN

Lapwing Grove, Palacefields, Runcorn, WA7 2TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

31 applications for 24 places · 33rd of 34 in Halton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
19 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

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

31 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Halton median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Halton median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Halton median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Halton median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Halton median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Halton median median 1.8
2020 1.7; 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 1.6; Halton median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Halton median median 1.7
2014 2.0; Halton median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Halton median in 0 of 13 years.

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	24	31	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2025	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2024	12	22	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2023	24	34	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2022	18	26	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2021	18	27	1.5	17	0.94
Sep 2020	17	28	1.7	16	0.94
Sep 2019	29	39	1.3	28	0.97
Sep 2018	20	29	1.5	17	0.85
Sep 2017	29	40	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2016	23	37	1.6	22	0.96
Sep 2015	27	44	1.6	24	0.89
Sep 2014	20	40	2.0	19	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 72% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%12th of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	72%	3%	105	105
2023/24	74%	9%	108	104
2022/23	81%	0%	107	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

Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Palace Fields Primary Academy
0.2 km · Halton

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Brookvale Primary School
0.7 km · Halton

Good2024

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Halton

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Hillview Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary School
1.3 km · Halton

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Halton

Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
1.4 km · Halton

2026

1.8applications per place 68%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111378 · 876/3632
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 178 on roll
Free school meals: 52.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lapwing Grove, Palacefields, Runcorn, WA7 2TP
Local authority: Halton

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