Pewithall School
Kenilworth Avenue, Runcorn, WA7 4XQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Baugh
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 111141
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928576139
About this school
Pewithall School is a community primary school in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pewithall School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 52% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 74% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 58% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 58% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Pewithall 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 | 67% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pewithall School compares
Pewithall School ranked 16th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.6% | 19.2% | 204 | — |
| St Clement's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 5.9% | 27.3% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School | 69% | 6.9% | 66.3% | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| Weston Primary School | 56% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 193 | 0.6 miles |
| Victoria Road Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 35.5% | 183 | 0.7 miles |
| The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 52.1% | 75 | 0.8 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)
- 19.23%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 12.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Clement's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Weston Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Victoria Road Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
Pewithall School ranks 8th 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 ages does Pewithall School teach?
- Pewithall School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of Pewithall School?
- The headteacher of Pewithall School is Mr David Baugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pewithall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pewithall 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 many pupils are at Pewithall School?
- Pewithall School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pewithall School full?
- Pewithall School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pewithall School a faith school?
- No. Pewithall School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pewithall School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pewithall School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Pewithall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pewithall School compare with other schools in Halton?
- Pewithall School ranked 16th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pewithall School's absence rate?
- Pewithall School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pewithall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pewithall 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.