St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Runcorn, Halton for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's Church of England 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 applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 36 of the 47 other Halton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 21 first-choice applications for 23 offers in 2026 Reception; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25, 58% for reading, writing and maths ranked 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton.
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
- Castlefields Avenue South, Runcorn, WA7 2NR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 21 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.
- The Brow Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bridgewater Park Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Astmoor Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Palace Fields Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Castle View Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published