St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Runcorn

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~597m)Possible (~853m)Unlikely (~1.1km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Angela Snell
Pupils:106 / 140 capacity
LA:Halton
Phone:01928572317
Address:Wivern Place, Runcorn, WA7 1RZ
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 25 March 2025View full report
URN:111319
UKPRN:10078161
Diocese:Diocese of Shrewsbury
Constituency:Runcorn and Helsby
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its December 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

28.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

30 responses
Would recommend83%
Child is happy90%
Well taught93%
Good progress87%
Feels safe93%
Well behaved97%
Bullying dealt with7%
Kept informed80%
Handles concerns80%
Wider development90%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-7ppMaths-22ppWriting-28pp

Reading has declined from 81% to 74%. Maths has declined from 75% to 53%. Writing has declined from 75% to 47%.

Class Sizes

29.8

Avg class size

25.5

Infant (KS1)

34.0

KS2

4

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

PICTON AVENUE
139m · 2 min walk
Bridge Street
165m · 3 min walk
DELPH BRIDGE
165m · 3 min walk
Mason Street
235m · 4 min walk
The Linnets
361m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

76%

Available places

106 pupils

140 capacity

34 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Runcorn

Low pressure
New homes approved:671
Projected new pupils:168

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Runcorn

Admissions Demand - Halton

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

1,614

Applications

1,258

Got 1st preference

96.2%

Got preferred school

99.5%

Primary admissions across Halton (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

25 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
13 December 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
20 June 2017

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.58817%

Overall absence

12.37113%

Persistent absence

97

Enrolments

Authorised3.62667%
Unauthorised1.9615%
Persistent (10%+)12.37113%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

4.21058%
18/19
2.31215%
20/21
5.17208%
21/22
4.69822%
22/23
5.42636%
23/24
5.58817%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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