Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery, Runcorn

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my great pleasure to welcome you to Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery. We are a school dedicated to fostering a nurturing and engaging environment where every child is valued, supported, and inspired to achieve their very best."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include basketball, chess, gardening, art and book club.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 4:15pm.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Halton and 77% and 75% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 6 families put Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 10 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery are Beechwood Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); Woodside Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 91% maths); Hillview Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 75% maths); and Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 72% maths).

Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery is one of 31 schools run by The Shaw Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

67.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 29 pupils (34.9%) received SEN support and 5 (6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Runcorn East Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beechwood, 380 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery are Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy (0.5 miles), The Heath School (1.1 miles), The Grange School (1.1 miles) and Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy (1.2 miles).