Academy sponsor led · Halton

Bridgewater Park Primary School

3–11Ages
91Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140612URN

Plantation Close, Castlefields, Bridgewater Park Primary School, Runcorn, WA7 2LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

17 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%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 January 2026Published 10 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
10 May 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
30 November 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Halton median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

17 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 1.6; Halton median median 2.0
2025 4.3; Halton median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Halton median median 1.9
2023 3.5; Halton median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Halton median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Halton median median 1.8
2020 2.7; Halton median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Halton median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Halton median median 1.7
2017 2.2; Halton median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Halton median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Halton median median 1.7
2014 5.3; Halton median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Halton median

Dashed bars: as The Park Primary School (URN 111134), the previous school.

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	11	17	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2025	3	13	4.3	3	1.00
Sep 2024	13	17	1.3	13	1.00
Sep 2023	2	7	3.5	2	1.00
Sep 2022	10	15	1.5	10	1.00
Sep 2021	10	15	1.5	10	1.00
Sep 2020	6	16	2.7	6	1.00
Sep 2019	15	19	1.3	14	0.93
Sep 2018	10	15	1.5	10	1.00
Sep 2017	5	11	2.2	4	0.80
Sep 2016	11	19	1.7	11	1.00
Sep 2015	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2014 *	4	21	5.3	3	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 67% · Maths 42% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%42nd of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 96 (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	42%	0%	99	96
2023/24	60%	0%	101	100
2022/23	36%	0%	104	101

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

Bridgewater Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 36%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
The Brow Community Primary School
0.8 km · Halton

Good2022

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
St Berteline's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place
Windmill Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

Good2024

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Palace Fields Primary Academy
1.5 km · Halton

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Castle View Primary School
1.5 km · Halton

Good2022

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140612 · 876/2000
Trust: The Heath Family (NORTH West)
Capacity: 140 pupils · 91 on roll
Free school meals: 59.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: The Park Primary School (URN 111134)
Address: Plantation Close, Castlefields, Bridgewater Park Primary School, Runcorn, WA7 2LW
Local authority: Halton

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