Schools in Halton
Halton at a glance
- Schools
- 58 49 state primary, 8 state secondary, 1 sixth-form or college and 0 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
- Good or Outstanding
- 92% 44 of the 48 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 6 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
- Oversubscribed in 2026
- 8 Of 56 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
- Offer distances held
- 21% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 12 of 57 state schools that take an intake. Halton's published offer-day figures.
The best schools in Halton
Primary
| Place in Halton | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle View Primary School | Runcorn | Top 5% |
| 2 | Moorfield Primary School | Widnes | Top 10% |
| 3 | Lunts Heath Primary School | Widnes | Top 10% |
| 4 | Daresbury Primary School | Warrington | Top 25% |
| 5 | St Bede's Catholic Junior School | WIDNES | Top 25% |
| 6 | Moore Primary School | Warrington | Top 25% |
| 7 | Windmill Hill Primary School | Runcorn | Top 25% |
| 8 | Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Liverpool | Top 25% |
| 9 | Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | Widnes | Top half |
| 10 | Fairfield Primary School | Widnes | Top half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Halton primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Secondary (GCSE)
| Place in Halton | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wade Deacon High School | Widnes | Top half |
| 2 | The Heath School | Runcorn | Lower half |
| 3 | Ormiston Chadwick Academy | Widnes | Lower half |
| 4 | Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | Runcorn | Lower half |
| 5 | Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School | Widnes | Lower half |
| 6 | Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy | Runcorn | Lower half |
| 7 | The Grange School | Runcorn | Lower half |
| 8 | Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy | Runcorn | Lower half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Halton secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Towns
- Liverpool 1 school
- Runcorn 33 schools · best schools
- Warrington 2 schools · best schools
- Widnes 22 schools · best schools
Getting in
Starting Reception in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2027 | Primary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Halton council |
| 16 April 2027 | Primary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Halton council |
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2026 | Secondary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Halton council |
| 1 March 2027 | Secondary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Halton council |
Every Halton admission date · After offer day in Halton: replies, waiting lists and appeals
We hold no catchment maps for Halton. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.
Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 12 of 57 state schools (21%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.
Private schools, fees and childcare
Private school fees in Halton: we hold checked fees for 0 of 0 private schools.
Childcare costs, town by town: 39 nurseries and pre-schools in Halton, with fees held for 1. Nurseries in Halton by Ofsted rating.
Every school in Halton, A to Z by town
Liverpool
Runcorn
- Astmoor Primary School
- Beechwood Primary School
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
- Bridgewater Park Primary School
- Brookvale Primary School
- Castle View Primary School
- Gorsewood Primary School
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School
- Hillview Primary School
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School
- Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
- Palace Fields Primary Academy
- Pewithall School
- Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School
- Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School
- St Clement's Catholic Primary School
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School
- The Brow Community Primary School
- The Grange School
- The Heath School
- The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
- Victoria Road Primary School
- Westfield Primary School
- Weston Point Primary Academy
- Weston Primary School
- Windmill Hill Primary School
- Woodside Primary School
Warrington
Widnes
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Ditton Primary School
- Fairfield Primary School
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
- Halebank CofE Primary School
- Kingsway Primary Academy School
- Lunts Heath Primary School
- Moorfield Primary School
- Oakfield Community Primary School
- Ormiston Chadwick Academy
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
- Riverside College Halton
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School
- St Bede's Catholic Infant School
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
- St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
- St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
- Wade Deacon High School
- Widnes Academy
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