The Grange School is a all-through school located in Runcorn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Latham Avenue, Runcorn, WA7 5DX
Website:
Telephone: 01928562660
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Critchley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144617

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1320
Number of Pupils: 1010
Number of Boys: 490
Number of Girls: 520

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3 to 0.2
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -5.4 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.97 Confidence interval -1.23 to -0.72
Of the 102 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 99 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:40%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:17%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:33.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.99
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Cotterill , Halton Brook WA7 2NL
3out of 4 534 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Castle View Primary School
Mead Way , Halton Brook WA7 2DZ
3out of 4 570 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Halton Lodge Primary School
Grangeway , WA7 5LU
3out of 4 716 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Wivern Place , WA7 1RZ
3out of 4 1,120 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Brow Community Primary School
The Clough , Halton Brow WA7 2HB
3out of 4 1,238 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School
Grangeway , WA7 5YH
2out of 4 1,108 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Heath School
Clifton Road , WA7 4SY
3out of 4 1,456 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 0 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 1,309 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Chadwick Road , Astmoor WA7 1PW
3out of 4 1,449 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope Corner School
70 Clifton Road , Runcorn WA7 4TD
- not rated 1,658 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Cavendish High Academy
Lincoln Close , WA7 4YX
4out of 4 1,966 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Weston Point College
Picow Farm Road , WA7 4UN
- not rated 2,497 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.