Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School

Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School has been judged good across all key areas following this graded inspection, a clear improvement from its previous requires improvement grade. Pupils feel safe, loved and valued in a warm, purposeful school where relationships are strong, behaviour is good and disruption is rare. Leaders have established a broad, ambitious curriculum, including for mixed-age classes and pupils with SEND, and staff are well supported to deliver it. Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, trips and responsibilities, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school has notable strengths in supporting pupils with SEND, promoting attendance and developing pupils’ personal development. Many pupils join at different points and some are at early stages of learning English as an additional language; they are supported effectively. Governors have strengthened their practice and hold leaders to account. Published 2023 outcomes in reading and mathematics at the end of Year 2 and Year 6 were below national averages, reflecting high pupil mobility and staffing changes, but current pupils are achieving well across a range of subjects. Two areas still need improvement. Assessment is not yet consistently sharp in some subjects, so gaps in pupils’ learning are not always identified and addressed quickly. In addition, a small number of pupils who find reading difficult do not get enough regular practice in phonics to become fluent readers. Leaders should align assessment more closely to the curriculum and ensure these pupils receive consistent phonics practice.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe, loved and valued, and form strong relationships with staff.
• Leaders have high expectations and pupils are attentive, hard-working and proud of their school.
• The curriculum is broad, balanced and ambitious, including in mixed-age classes.
• Teachers are well supported, explain learning clearly and design work that builds secure understanding.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and staff adapt activities so they access the same ambitious curriculum.
• Pupils who are learning English as an additional language receive effective support to develop vocabulary and spoken English.
• Behaviour and attitudes are good, with a warm, purposeful atmosphere and rare disruption.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, trips and responsibilities that develop their talents and interests.
• The school promotes a love of reading and quickly supports pupils who need extra help with phonics.
• Attendance is a high priority and staff provide appropriate support when absence rates need to improve.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Governors are knowledgeable, involved in school life and hold leaders to account.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment strategies are still being refined in some subjects, so staff do not always check learning accurately.
• Some pupils develop gaps in learning that are not identified and addressed quickly enough.
• A small number of pupils who find reading difficult do not get sufficient regular opportunities to practise phonics, which hinders fluency.
• Published 2023 reading and mathematics outcomes at the end of Year 2 and Year 6 were below national averages, although current pupils are achieving well.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.1% of pupils at Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School received £10,124 and spent £10,243 for each of its 99 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £178,000 (£1,801 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School have?

Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School has 99 pupils on roll.

What age range does Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School cover?

Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School?

Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School is at Church Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1LD.