Astmoor Primary School
Kingshead Close, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Aldridge
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 111217
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928565053
About this school
Astmoor Primary School is a community primary school in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Astmoor Primary 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 | 17 | 23 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 43% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 61% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 61% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 65% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Astmoor 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 | 59% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Astmoor Primary School compares
Astmoor Primary School ranked 45th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 8.1% | 67.7% | 144 | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 7.4% | 50.4% | 168 | 0.1 miles |
| Bridgewater Park Primary School | 42% | 8.7% | 62.2% | 91 | 0.3 miles |
| The Brow Community Primary School | 27% | 8% | 55.5% | 136 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 42.6% | 184 | 0.6 miles |
| Castle View Primary School | 83% | 6.2% | 53.9% | 176 | 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)
- 67.65%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.13%
- Persistent absence
- 34.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Bridgewater Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
The Brow Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Castle View Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
Astmoor Primary School ranks 27th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Runcorn.
- 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
- Palace Fields Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Astmoor Primary School teach?
- Astmoor Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of Astmoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Astmoor Primary School is Mrs L Aldridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Astmoor Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Astmoor 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 many pupils are at Astmoor Primary School?
- Astmoor Primary School has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Astmoor Primary School full?
- Astmoor Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 144 on roll (82%), 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 Astmoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Astmoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Astmoor Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Astmoor Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Astmoor Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Astmoor 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 Astmoor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Astmoor Primary School compare with other schools in Halton?
- Astmoor Primary School ranked 45th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Astmoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Astmoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Astmoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Astmoor 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.