Halton schools and admissions data

Halton Borough Council has 53 primary schools and 16 secondary schools. 4% of Halton's schools are private schools. 26 state schools in Halton follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 37 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Halton

  1. Outstanding 11
  2. Good 35
  3. Requires Improvement 7
  4. Inadequate 5

Most popular state schools
in Halton in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Beechwood Primary School

    Community school • Beechwood, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    St Michaels Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Pewithall School

    Community school • Runcorn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Moore Primary School

    Community school • Moore, Warrington

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Lunts Heath Primary School

    Community school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Hillview Primary School

    Community school • Beechwood East, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    St Bede's Catholic Infant School

    Voluntary aided school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Hale Village, Liverpool

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Murdishaw West Community Primary School

    Community school • Murdishaw, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Windmill Hill Primary School

    Community school • Runcorn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Halton Brook, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

    Voluntary aided school • Murdishaw, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Bridgewater Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Castlefields, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Widnes Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Widnes

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Castlefields, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Ormiston Chadwick Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Widnes

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Wade Deacon High School

    Academy converter • Widnes

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    The Heath School

    Academy converter • Runcorn

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Runcorn

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  5. 5

    Sandymoor Ormiston Academy

    Free schools • Wharford Lane, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  6. 6

    Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Ashley High School

    Community special school • Widnes

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    The Bridge School

    Pupil referral unit • Astmoor, Runcorn

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    The Cavendish High Academy

    Academy special converter • Runcorn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Runcorn

    Ofsted: Inadequate

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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