Halton Lodge Primary School
Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5LU
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Hilldrup
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Halton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 111229
- Local authority
- Halton
About this school
Halton Lodge Primary School was a community primary school in Runcorn. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Halton Lodge Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - |
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 Halton Lodge 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 | 54% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Halton Lodge Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.1% | 60.3% | 199 | — |
| Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School | 69% | 6.9% | 66.3% | 205 | 0.0 miles |
| The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 52.1% | 75 | 0.3 miles |
| Castle View Primary School | 83% | 6.2% | 53.9% | 176 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodside Primary School | 68% | 6.3% | 71.2% | 116 | 0.4 miles |
| Pewithall School | 69% | 4.6% | 19.2% | 204 | 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.3%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Castle View Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Woodside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Pewithall School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other 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 Halton Lodge Primary School teach?
- Halton Lodge Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Runcorn.
- Has Halton Lodge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Halton Lodge Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Halton Lodge Primary School?
- Halton Lodge Primary School had 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Halton Lodge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Halton Lodge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halton Lodge 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 31 December 2023.