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Best primary schools in Halton

47 of 49 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Halton schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 9 of them.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Moorfield Primary School Widnes hidden gem 94.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Daresbury Primary School Warrington 85.0% Good oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Lunts Heath Primary School Widnes 84.0% Not judged improving about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
4 Castle View Primary School Runcorn hidden gem 83.0% Good declining about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
5 St Clement's Catholic Primary School Runcorn 81.0% Good oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Liverpool 80.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Moore Primary School Warrington 77.0% Good oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
8 Palace Fields Primary Academy Runcorn 77.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Widnes 77.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School Widnes 75.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Windmill Hill Primary School Runcorn hidden gem 75.0% Good declining undersubscribed 0.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Runcorn 72.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School Widnes 72.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Beechwood Primary School Runcorn 71.0% Good declining about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
15 Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School Runcorn 69.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 Pewithall School Runcorn 69.0% Not judged improving undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
17 Fairfield Primary School Widnes 68.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 Woodside Primary School Runcorn 68.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Widnes 67.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool Runcorn 63.0% Requires improvement about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 St Basil's Catholic Primary School Widnes 62.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 St Bede's Catholic Junior School WIDNES 62.0% Good declining — mapped
23 Victoria Road Primary School Runcorn hidden gem 62.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Widnes 61.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 Brookvale Primary School Runcorn 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
26 St Mary's Church of England Primary School Runcorn hidden gem 58.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Runcorn 57.0% Inadequate about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Widnes 57.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 Gorsewood Primary School Runcorn hidden gem 56.0% Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
30 Weston Primary School Runcorn 56.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 Ditton Primary School Widnes 54.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
32 Hillview Primary School Runcorn hidden gem 54.0% Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
33 Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School Runcorn hidden gem 53.0% Good undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 Kingsway Primary Academy School Widnes 52.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School Runcorn 50.0% Not judged declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Runcorn hidden gem 50.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
37 The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Runcorn 50.0% Good declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Widnes 46.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 Halebank CofE Primary School Widnes 46.0% Not judged declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
40 Westfield Primary School Runcorn hidden gem 43.0% Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Widnes Academy Widnes 43.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 Bridgewater Park Primary School Runcorn 42.0% Requires improvement about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 St Edward's Catholic Primary School Runcorn 42.0% Not judged declining about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
44 Astmoor Primary School Runcorn 36.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
45 Oakfield Community Primary School Widnes 33.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 The Brow Community Primary School Runcorn 27.0% Good declining about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
47 Weston Point Primary Academy Runcorn 25.0% Inadequate about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Halton

2 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Halton, not a fairer one.

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