Bridgewater Park Primary School
Plantation Close, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ashleigh Hudson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Heath Family Trust
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 140612
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928563838
About this school
Bridgewater Park Primary School is a primary academy in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 91 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Needs attention
- 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 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 60% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 70% | 42% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 80% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| 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 Bridgewater Park 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 | 36% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bridgewater Park Primary School compares
Bridgewater Park Primary School ranked 43rd of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 8.7% | 62.2% | 91 | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 7.4% | 50.4% | 168 | 0.3 miles |
| Astmoor Primary School | 36% | 8.1% | 67.7% | 144 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 42.6% | 184 | 0.4 miles |
| The Brow Community Primary School | 27% | 8% | 55.5% | 136 | 0.5 miles |
| St Berteline's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 252 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.22%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.67%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Astmoor Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
The Brow Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Berteline's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
Bridgewater Park Primary School ranks 25th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Runcorn.
- Astmoor Primary School Primary
- Aston by Sutton Primary School Primary
- Beechwood 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 year groups does Bridgewater Park Primary School teach?
- Bridgewater Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridgewater Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bridgewater Park Primary School is Mrs Ashleigh Hudson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bridgewater Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bridgewater Park 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 big is Bridgewater Park Primary School?
- Bridgewater Park Primary School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bridgewater Park Primary School full?
- Bridgewater Park Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 91 on roll (65%), 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 Bridgewater Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bridgewater Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bridgewater Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bridgewater Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bridgewater Park Primary School?
- Bridgewater Park Primary 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 Bridgewater Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bridgewater Park Primary School rank locally?
- Bridgewater Park Primary School ranked 43rd of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bridgewater Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Bridgewater Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bridgewater Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridgewater Park 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 1 July 2026.