St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Runcorn

On phones, the school says: "Mental Wellbeing: A phone-free day reduces the pressure of social media, infinite scrolling, and the risk of online bullying during school hours."

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% 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, 21 families put St Mary's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Church of England Primary School are The Brow Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 27% reading, 32% maths); Bridgewater Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 42% maths); St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 63% reading, 50% maths); and Astmoor Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 45% maths).

St Mary's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Mary's Church of England Primary School is one of 32 schools run by Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

47.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 50 pupils (27.2%) received SEN support and 4 (2.2%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Runcorn East Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pump Lane, 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Church of England Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Church of England Primary School are Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy (0.9 miles), The Grange School (1 mile), Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy (1.1 miles) and Sandymoor Ormiston Academy (1.7 miles).