St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Runcorn, Halton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Halton Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Edward's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Runcorn, Halton for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025. Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Edward's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 36 of the 47 other Halton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome; in 2024 places ran out.
- Reception 2026 saw 15 first-choice applications for 16 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer and the 11th lowest of 47 Halton primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 42% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 25 March 2025, was Not judged; its previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (13 December 2022).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Halton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wivern Place, Runcorn, WA7 1RZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 106 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school is ambitious for pupils to achieve well.”
- “It makes sure pupils make the most of the opportunities on offer and succeed academically and socially.”
- “Pupils build their confidence and self-esteem through positive relationships with staff, which helps them to feel happy and safe at school.”
To improve
- “That said, previous weaknesses in curriculum design mean some pupils have certain gaps in their knowledge that have not been identified and addressed.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not as well prepared for the next stage of education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 42% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Halton.
- Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Victoria Road Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Widnes Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Clement's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Castle View Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published