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St Clement's Catholic Primary School

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

person Mrs Clare Hodgkins (Headteacher)

location_onRuncorn, WA7 4NX

language Visit Website phone 01928572129

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

204

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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St Clement's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Runcorn, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Clement's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Runcorn, Halton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 48 primaries in Halton and #1,712 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 59%

Reading88% LA 74%

Writing81% LA 70%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 2.5

-1.1

Write

LA 0.3

-3.3 to 1.0

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading66% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.1

-3.8 to 0.7

1.5

Write

LA 0.4

-0.5 to 3.6

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 60%

Reading93% LA 72%

Writing93% LA 72%

Maths93% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.4

-0.5 to 3.7

1.7

Write

LA 0.4

-0.4 to 3.8

1.9

Maths

LA 0.5

0 to 3.8

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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
2025	#1,712 / 14,159	#7	#1,444	#1
2024	#7,430 / 14,233	#27	#4,783	#1
2023	#6,864 / 13,940	#24	#4,306	#8,419
2019	#8,348 / 11,810	#30	#7,628	#6,613
2018	#579 / 10,972	#3	#1,308	#2,432

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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10 February 2016

Inspection Report

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24 November 2014

Inspection Report

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13 January 2014

Inspection Report

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30 October 2013

Inspection Report

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06 May 2009

Inspection Report

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27 March 2006

Inspection Report

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02 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-02-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2013-10-30

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 198 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	198	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	200	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	4	2.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	202	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils