Academy converter · Halton

Palace Fields Primary Academy

3–11Ages
127Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143768URN

Badger Close, Palace Fields, Runcorn, WA7 2QW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

19 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

26 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
2 April 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Halton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

19 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Halton median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Halton median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Halton median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Halton median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Halton median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Halton median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Halton median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Halton median median 1.6
2018 2.0; Halton median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Halton median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Halton median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Halton median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Halton median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Halton median

Dashed bars: as Palace Fields Primary Academy (URN 137301), Palace Fields Primary School (URN 130271), 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	8	19	2.4	8	1.00
Sep 2025	8	19	2.4	8	1.00
Sep 2024	9	21	2.3	8	0.89
Sep 2023	14	21	1.5	14	1.00
Sep 2022	11	17	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2021	21	29	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2020	15	24	1.6	14	0.93
Sep 2019	24	34	1.4	22	0.92
Sep 2018	9	18	2.0	9	1.00
Sep 2017	13	26	2.0	12	0.92
Sep 2016 *	24	39	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2015 *	21	44	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2014 *	31	57	1.8	28	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 85% · Maths 92% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%7th of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

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	77%	0%	108	105
2023/24	48%	4%	104	100
2022/23	52%	4%	103	100

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

Palace Fields Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

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

2026

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Brookvale Primary School
0.8 km · Halton

Good2024

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

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Halton

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hillview Primary School
1.2 km · Halton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Halton

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 71%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
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143768 · 876/2003
Trust: The Heath Family (NORTH West)
Capacity: 250 pupils · 127 on roll
Free school meals: 48.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Palace Fields Primary Academy (URN 137301); Palace Fields Primary School (URN 130271)
Address: Badger Close, Palace Fields, Runcorn, WA7 2QW
Local authority: Halton

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