Palace Fields Primary Academy is a primary school located in Runcorn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/04/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Badger Close, Runcorn

School Information

Address: Badger Close, Runcorn, WA7 2QW
Website: www.palacefieldsprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01928716521
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Holloway
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143768

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 293
Number of Pupils: 185
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.2
Writing
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4.1
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:38%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Palace Fields Primary Academy
Badger Close , Palace Fields WA7 2QW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
Lapwing Grove , Palacefields WA7 2TP 		3out of 4 178 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Brookvale Primary School
Northwich Road , Brookvale WA7 6BZ 		4out of 4 822 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery
Hallwood Park Avenue , Hallwood Park WA7 2FL 		2out of 4 1,070 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Castlefields Avenue South , WA7 2NR 		3out of 4 1,079 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Barnfield Avenue , WA7 6EP 		2out of 4 1,210 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School
Grangeway , WA7 5YH 		2out of 4 1,769 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Heath School
Clifton Road , WA7 4SY 		3out of 4 2,825 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange School
Latham Avenue , WA7 5DX 		2out of 4 2,452 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Halton School
31 Main Street , Halton WA7 2AN 		- not rated 1,482 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Cavendish High Academy
Lincoln Close , WA7 4YX 		4out of 4 2,459 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Chadwick Road , Astmoor WA7 1PW 		3out of 4 2,499 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope Corner School
70 Clifton Road , Runcorn WA7 4TD 		- not rated 2,619 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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