The Grange School
Latham Avenue, Runcorn, WA7 5DX
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WADE DEACON TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Jardine
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Wade Deacon Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,320
- Pupils on roll
- 1,200
- URN
- 144617
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928562660
About this school
The Grange School is an all-through academy in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 1,200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Grange 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 59 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 63% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 85% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 73% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 73% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 119 | 137 | 114 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.1 | 33.5 | 36.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.73 -0.99 to -0.47 | -0.84 -1.08 to -0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 26.3% | 23.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 40.1% | 39.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 38.7% | 36.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
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 Grange 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 | 51% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.5 | 32.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.4 | 34.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,130 |
| 2023/24 | 1,190 |
| 2024/25 | 1,173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grange School compares
The Grange School ranked 6th of 8 secondary schools in Halton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.4 | 10.8% | 55% | 1,200 | — |
| Liverpool College | 55.1 | 5.3% | 18.1% | 1,685 | 9.2 miles |
| The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | — | 6.8% | 52.1% | 75 | 0.3 miles |
| Castle View Primary School | — | 6.2% | 53.9% | 176 | 0.3 miles |
| Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School | — | 6.9% | 66.3% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy | 33.3 | 11.6% | 59.5% | 332 | 0.6 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)
- 54.98%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 10.81%
- Persistent absence
- 33.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Liverpool College9.2 miles
All-through · Liverpool
-
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Castle View Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
The Grange School ranks 19th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Runcorn, and The Grange School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary 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 The Grange School teach?
- The Grange School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an all-through school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grange School?
- The headteacher of The Grange School is Mr Jamie Jardine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Grange School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Grange 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 Grange School?
- The Grange School has 1,200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is The Grange School full?
- The Grange School has capacity for 1,320 pupils and 1,200 on roll (91%), 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 The Grange School a faith school?
- No. The Grange School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Grange School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Grange School as having nursery classes.
- Is The Grange School part of an academy trust?
- The Grange School is part of WADE DEACON TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Grange School have?
- The schools register lists The Grange School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Grange School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 53% 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 Grange School compare with other schools in Halton?
- The Grange School ranked 6th of 8 secondary schools in Halton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% 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 Grange School's absence rate?
- The Grange School's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grange 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 10 July 2026.