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Victoria Road Primary School

Runcorn, WA7 5BN · Halton · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2024 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary
3.8/10 Broadly average

26th of 47 primary schools in Halton we can score, 49 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 3.4/10 against 2,279 of them, against 3.1/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 62.0 · 44 40% 1.74
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 62.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 0.0% reached the higher standard. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (3.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.1 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2024.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Lego Therapy, Book Club, Baking, and Friendship Groups, while participating in Handball Competitions, Multi-skills days, Sports Day, and Forest School trips.

Getting in. The school has 183 pupils in a building with 280 places, leaving 97 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the higher standard? What are the specific learning outcomes for the Forest School trips? How do the Friendship Groups operate during the school day?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.

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