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Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Gemma Snell (Headteacher)

location_onRuncorn, WA7 2FL

language Visit Website phone 1928716336

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2022

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Students

104

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Expected Standard

36%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery is a Community school primary school in Runcorn, serving ages 3-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 90% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery is a community school in Runcorn, Halton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 104 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #46 of 50 primaries in Halton and #14,499 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 20.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.4

-1.6 to 4.8

0.7

Write

LA 0.3

-2.3 to 3.8

0.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading59% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.1

-2.9 to 2.3

0.4

Write

LA 0.4

-2.0 to 2.7

2.0

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 4.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 60%

Reading65% LA 72%

Writing65% LA 72%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA 0.4

-4.6 to 0.6

-0.5

Write

LA 0.4

-3 to 2

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.5

-3 to 1.8

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2024	#14,499 / 15,713	#46	#14,091	#1
2023	#7,415 / 15,253	#29	#1	#5,040
2019	#6,959 / 13,571	#29	#1	#5,012
2018	#10,195 / 12,625	#39	#1	#9,127

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 June 2024

Inspection Report

02 November 2022

Inspection Report

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03 October 2018

Inspection Report

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23 March 2011

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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15 October 2007

Inspection Report

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06 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-11-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

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2018-10-03

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2007-10-15

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 81 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	81	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	77	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	97	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	112	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	114	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	133	4	3.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	125	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	126	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	134	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	150	3	2.0%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	145	11	7.6%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	140	8	5.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	160	16	10.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	153	1	0.7%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	142	4	2.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	158	13	8.2%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	153	8	5.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	149	10	6.7%	0.5%	0