Academy converter · Halton

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150879URN

Castlefields Avenue South, Runcorn, WA7 2NR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2015

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

35 applications for 23 places · 28th of 34 in Halton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Jul 2024)

Before: St Mary's Church of England Primary School URN 111316 Good2015

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

35 applications · 23 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

This school
Halton median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 111316), 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	23	35	1.5	21	0.91
Sep 2025	25	48	1.9	25	1.00
Sep 2024 *	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2023 *	16	33	2.1	15	0.94
Sep 2022 *	30	41	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2021 *	23	31	1.4	21	0.91
Sep 2020 *	22	35	1.6	19	0.86
Sep 2019 *	28	47	1.7	25	0.89
Sep 2018 *	33	51	1.6	33	1.00
Sep 2017 *	31	53	1.7	31	1.00
Sep 2016 *	33	58	1.8	34	1.03
Sep 2015 *	35	59	1.7	33	0.94
Sep 2014 *	35	71	2.0	38	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%26th of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	58%	4%	105	102
2023/24	48%	4%	104	102
2022/23	58%	3%	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

St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The Brow Community Primary School
0.6 km · Halton

Good2022

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Bridgewater Park Primary School
0.6 km · Halton

2026

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

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Palace Fields Primary Academy
1.0 km · Halton

Standards maintained2024

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

Good2022

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

2026

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Halton

Good2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150879 · 876/3506
Trust: Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 245 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 47.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2024
Replaced: St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 111316)
Address: Castlefields Avenue South, Runcorn, WA7 2NR
Local authority: Halton

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