St Edward's Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Edward's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Runcorn, Halton, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 119 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 42% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 27.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Edward's Catholic Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 16 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. St Edward's Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.