The Grange School
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–16 · Runcorn, Halton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Halton Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2022–2025 trend 🔒
The Grange School is an all-through school in Runcorn, Halton for ages 3–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2022. Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Grange 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 |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place at both Reception and Year 7 in 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 42 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 1,200 pupils were on roll in January 2026, with 15.9 pupils per teacher, and 52.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.
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
- Latham Avenue, Runcorn, WA7 5DX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–16
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 May 2022
Strengths
- “The Grange Academy is the beating heart of the community.”
- “Pupils relish the positive relationships they have with nurturing staff and the respectful friendships they enjoy.”
- “Staff care deeply for pupils and pupils feel this.”
To improve
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should in line with their starting points.”
- “This is true in national examinations at the end of key stage 4 and in the work they produce.”
- “This is because the improvements to the quality of teaching have not had time to embed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2026 (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) | 53% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 139 first-preference applications, 142 offers in total, 139 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Halton.
- The Bridge School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Hope Corner School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Cavendish High Academy 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding
- Weston Point College 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Poppy Field School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Raise Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brookfields School 2.8 mi Not judged
- Chesnut Lodge Special School 2.8 mi School remains Good