Woodside Primary School
Whitchurch Way, Halton Lodge Estate, Runcorn, WA7 5YP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Collings
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 111125
- Local authority
- Halton
- Telephone
- 01928564031
About this school
Woodside Primary School is a community primary school in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 116 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 | 22 | 27 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 59% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 67% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 70% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 70% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.50 | - | - |
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 Woodside 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 | 64% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodside Primary School compares
Woodside Primary School ranked 17th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.3% | 71.2% | 116 | — |
| Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School | 69% | 6.9% | 66.3% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery | 57% | 4% | 72.9% | 83 | 0.4 miles |
| The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 52.1% | 75 | 0.5 miles |
| Beechwood Primary School | 71% | 4% | 17.8% | 151 | 0.5 miles |
| Castle View Primary School | 83% | 6.2% | 53.9% | 176 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.17%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 17.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Beechwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Castle View Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
Woodside Primary School ranks 9th 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 Woodside Primary School teach?
- Woodside Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodside Primary School is Mr Richard Collings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodside 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 Woodside Primary School?
- Woodside Primary School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Woodside Primary School full?
- Woodside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 116 on roll (55%), 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 Woodside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodside Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodside Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Woodside Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Woodside Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodside Primary School rank locally?
- Woodside Primary School ranked 17th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodside Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodside 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.