The Brow Community Primary School
The Clough, Halton Brow, Runcorn, WA7 2HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Webb
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 111124
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928563089
About this school
The Brow Community Primary School is a community primary school in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 136 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 26 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 31% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 58% | 27% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 38% | 32% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 54% | 27% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 98.0 | 94.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 96.0 | 92.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Brow Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 144 |
| 2023/24 | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Brow Community Primary School compares
The Brow Community Primary School ranked 47th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 8% | 55.5% | 136 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 42.6% | 184 | 0.4 miles |
| Astmoor Primary School | 36% | 8.1% | 67.7% | 144 | 0.4 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 7.4% | 50.4% | 168 | 0.4 miles |
| Castle View Primary School | 83% | 6.2% | 53.9% | 176 | 0.5 miles |
| Bridgewater Park Primary School | 42% | 8.7% | 62.2% | 91 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 8 June 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report9 July 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.48%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.95%
- Persistent absence
- 28.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Astmoor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Castle View Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Bridgewater Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
The Brow Community Primary School ranks 28th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Runcorn.
- Astmoor Primary School Primary
- Aston by Sutton Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primary
- Brookvale Primary School Primary
- Castle View Primary School Primary
- Gorsewood Primary School Primary
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School Primary
- Hillview Primary School Primary
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Brow Community Primary School teach?
- The Brow Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of The Brow Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Brow Community Primary School is Mrs L Webb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Brow Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Brow Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Brow Community Primary School?
- The Brow Community Primary School has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Brow Community Primary School full?
- The Brow Community Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 136 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Brow Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Brow Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Brow Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Brow Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Brow Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists The Brow Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Brow Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Brow Community Primary School rank locally?
- The Brow Community Primary School ranked 47th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Brow Community Primary School's absence rate?
- The Brow Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Brow Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Brow Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.