Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery
Hallwood Park Avenue, Hallwood Park, Runcorn, WA7 2FL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Flora Graham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 150963
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928716336
About this school
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 83 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery (URN 111210).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
How Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery compares
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery ranked 28th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4% | 72.9% | 83 | — |
| Beechwood Primary School | 71% | 4% | 17.8% | 151 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodside Primary School | 68% | 6.3% | 71.2% | 116 | 0.4 miles |
| Hillview Primary School | 54% | 4.7% | 19.3% | 168 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School | 72% | 5.7% | 53.7% | 178 | 0.6 miles |
| Palace Fields Primary Academy | 77% | 6% | 46.3% | 127 | 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)
- 72.86%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beechwood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Woodside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Hillview Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Palace Fields Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery ranks 14th 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
- 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 Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery is Ms Flora Graham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery, 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 Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery?
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery full?
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 126 pupils and 83 on roll (66%), 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 Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery?
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery ranked 28th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census.
- What are Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery'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.