St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool
St Martin's Lane, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Ming
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 111380
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928711207
About this school
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 164 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 26 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 54% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 65% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 73% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool 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 | 55% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool compares
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool ranked 20th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 8.4% | 42.3% | 164 | — |
| Gorsewood Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 64.6% | 166 | 0.0 miles |
| Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 7.2% | 68.2% | 139 | 0.2 miles |
| St Berteline's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 252 | 0.7 miles |
| Brookvale Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 47.9% | 209 | 0.9 miles |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | 75% | 6.5% | 53.5% | 148 | 1.0 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 18 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.31%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 26.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gorsewood Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Berteline's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Brookvale Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Windmill Hill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool ranks 10th 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 St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool teach?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool?
- The headteacher of St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool is Mrs Catherine Ming, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool, 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 St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool full?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool has capacity for 210 pupils and 164 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 St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool a faith school?
- Yes. St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool as having nursery classes.
- How have St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool rank locally?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool ranked 20th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool's absence rate?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool'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 15 July 2026.