Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Runcorn, Halton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Halton Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is a secondary school in Runcorn, Halton for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 3 of the 6 other Halton secondary schools with a published outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026: 93 first-choice applications for 96 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 33% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 nearest secondary schools in Halton.
- A level 2024/25: average grade C- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
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
- Barnfield Avenue, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6EP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 754 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 60.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a welcoming and inclusive school, where they feel part of a community.”
- “The school's pastoral support shapes pupils’ day-to-day experiences.”
- “Pupils say they feel safe and cared for by adults, who listen and respond when concerns arise.”
To improve
- “While many pupils enjoy school and engage positively in learning, their experiences are not consistently strong in all areas.”
- “Achievement remains uneven, and some pupils do not yet build learning securely over time.”
- “Variability in teaching affects how well pupils deepen their understanding and apply what they learn.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 93 first-preference applications, 96 offers in total, 93 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Halton.
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sandymoor Ormiston Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Heath School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wade Deacon High School 4.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ormiston Chadwick Academy 5.1 mi Good Last distance published