St Berteline's CofE Primary School
Norton Lane, Norton, Runcorn, WA7 6QN
This school is closed (it closed in September 2025).
It was replaced by St Berteline's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sheridan Moss
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 296
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 111383
- Local authority
- Halton
About this school
St Berteline's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Runcorn. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 256 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Berteline's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 40 | 42 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 69% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 93% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 95% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Berteline's CofE 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 | 63% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 285 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Berteline's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.2% | 20.3% | 256 | — |
| St Berteline's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 252 | 0.0 miles |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | 75% | 6.5% | 53.5% | 148 | 0.4 miles |
| Bridgewater Park Primary School | 42% | 8.7% | 62.2% | 91 | 0.7 miles |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool | 63% | 8.4% | 42.3% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Gorsewood Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 64.6% | 166 | 0.7 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)
- 20.31%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 5.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Berteline's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Windmill Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Bridgewater Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool0.7 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Gorsewood Primary School0.7 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 St Berteline's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Runcorn.
- Has St Berteline's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Berteline's CofE 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 St Berteline's CofE Primary School?
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School had 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Berteline's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Berteline's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Berteline's CofE 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 30 September 2025.