The Heath School
Clifton Road, Runcorn, WA7 4SY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
- Principal
- Mr Mark Tudor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Heath Family Trust
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,174
- URN
- 136779
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928576664
About this school
The Heath School is a secondary academy in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Heath School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 230 | 237 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 43.2 | 42.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 -0.30 to +0.07 | -0.27 -0.45 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 37.1% | 36.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 61.6% | 61.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 27.8% | 20.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Heath 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 | 46.1 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 32.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 34.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,198 |
| 2023/24 | 1,184 |
| 2024/25 | 1,185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Heath School compares
The Heath School ranked 3rd of 8 secondary schools in Halton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.5 | 9% | 34.6% | 1,174 | — |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy | 33.3 | 11.6% | 59.5% | 332 | 0.6 miles |
| Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy | 35.9 | 13.2% | 58.3% | 754 | 2.3 miles |
| Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | 44.4 | 9.1% | 27.9% | 631 | 3.2 miles |
| Helsby High School | 47.1 | 10.5% | 19.4% | 1,211 | 3.3 miles |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School | 41.4 | 10.3% | 42.2% | 1,337 | 3.4 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)
- 34.6%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.97%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Runcorn
-
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Runcorn
-
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Runcorn
-
Helsby High School3.3 miles
Secondary · Frodsham
-
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School3.4 miles
Secondary · Widnes
Other schools in Runcorn
The Heath School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Runcorn.
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Sandymoor Ormiston Academy Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Heath School teach?
- The Heath School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the principal of The Heath School?
- The principal of The Heath School is Mr Mark Tudor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Heath School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Heath 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 The Heath School?
- The Heath School has 1,174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Heath School full?
- The Heath School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,174 on roll (98%), 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 The Heath School a faith school?
- No. The Heath School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Heath School a selective school?
- No. The Heath School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Heath School part of an academy trust?
- The Heath School is part of THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Heath School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 in 2022/23 and 42.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Heath School compare with other schools in Halton?
- The Heath School ranked 3rd of 8 secondary schools in Halton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Heath School's absence rate?
- The Heath School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Heath School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Heath 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 1 July 2026.