The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School 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 05/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below 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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Cotterill, Runcorn

School Information

Address: Cotterill, Runcorn, WA7 2NL
Website: www.holyspiritruncorn.co.uk
Telephone: 01928563148
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lorraine Connolly
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111321

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 111
Number of Boys: 51
Number of Girls: 60

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -7.9 to -0.9
Writing
Average: 2.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 5.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -7 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:31%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

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 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Castle View Primary School
Mead Way , Halton Brook WA7 2DZ
3out of 4 130 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Halton Lodge Primary School
Grangeway , WA7 5LU
3out of 4 535 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Woodside Primary School
Whitchurch Way , Halton Lodge Estate WA7 5YP
2out of 4 830 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Brow Community Primary School
The Clough , Halton Brow WA7 2HB
3out of 4 930 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 4 732 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Heath School
Clifton Road , WA7 4SY
3out of 4 1,482 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Barnfield Avenue , WA7 6EP
2out of 4 3,104 yd Academy sponsor led 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 4 534 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 940 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Chadwick Road , Astmoor WA7 1PW
3out of 4 1,467 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope Corner School
70 Clifton Road , Runcorn WA7 4TD
- not rated 1,558 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Cavendish High Academy
Lincoln Close , WA7 4YX
4out of 4 1,761 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Weston Point College
Picow Farm Road , WA7 4UN
- not rated 2,911 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.