Education in Halton
Unitary authorityThe south of the North West. 131,912 people in 79 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Halton, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Under 25250 or more
Halton had 71 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain only71
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Halton had 71 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Halton. The map shows each one.
Schools in Halton
Halton has 71 open schools: 3 nursery, 49 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 9 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.
- Outstanding
- 2
- Good
- 23
- Requires improvement
- 1
- Inadequate
- 2
28 of the 64 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.
8 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
11 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Halton
2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
St Bede's Catholic Infant School (October 2023), Wade Deacon High School (November 2022).
Nursery (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 52 | School remains Good, February 2024 |
| Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 62 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
| Birchfield Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 77 | School remains Good, December 2022 |
Primary (49)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 182 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Astmoor Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 144 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Beechwood Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 151 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| Bridgewater Park Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 91 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Brookvale Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 209 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| Castle View Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 176 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Daresbury Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 199 | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| Ditton Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 5 to 11 | 322 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| Fairfield Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 582 | School remains Good, February 2024 |
| Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 414 | Good (overall), July 2023 |
| Gorsewood Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 166 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 202 | Good (overall), December 2022 |
| Halebank CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 89 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade |
| Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 83 | Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures |
| Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 205 | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed |
| Hillview Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 168 | School remains Good, July 2023 |
| Kingsway Primary Academy School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 214 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Lunts Heath Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 419 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Moore Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 214 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| Moorfield Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 232 | Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), October 2019 |
| Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 139 | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| Oakfield Community Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 291 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 178 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 190 | Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), September 2019 |
| Palace Fields Primary Academy | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 127 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| Pewithall School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 204 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
| Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 99 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 168 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| St Basil's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 223 | Standards maintained, October 2024Good (overall), September 2019 |
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 7 | 223 | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 |
| St Bede's Catholic Junior School | Voluntary aided school | 7 to 11 | 306 | Improved significantly, March 2025Good (overall), February 2020 |
| St Berteline's CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 252 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed |
| St Clement's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 209 | Standards maintained, March 2025 |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 106 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Voluntary aided school | 2 to 11 | 236 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 204 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool | Voluntary aided school | 2 to 11 | 164 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 184 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 167 | Good (overall), July 2023 |
| St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 253 | Good (overall), May 2023 |
| The Brow Community Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 136 | Good (overall), June 2022 |
| The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 75 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| Victoria Road Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 183 | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| Westfield Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 107 | Good (overall), May 2023 |
| Weston Point Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 82 | Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures |
| Weston Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 193 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Widnes Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 127 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 148 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| Woodside Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 116 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
Secondary (7)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 332 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 754 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Ormiston Chadwick Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 884 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School | Voluntary aided school | 11 to 16 | 1,337 | School remains Good, July 2022 |
| Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | Free schools | 11 to 18 | 631 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| The Heath School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,174 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| Wade Deacon High School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,658 | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 |
All-through (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grange School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 16 | 1,200 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
Special (9)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley High School | Community special school | 11 to 19 | 137 | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| Brookfields School | Academy special converter | 2 to 11 | 141 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade |
| Chesnut Lodge Special School | Community special school | 2 to 16 | 85 | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| Hope Corner School | Other independent special school | 14 to 19 | 5 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Poppy Field School | Other independent special school | 4 to 19 | 29 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Rivacre Brook | Other independent special school | 7 to 18 | 23 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| The Cavendish High Academy | Academy special converter | 11 to 19 | 110 | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| The Raise Academy | Free schools special | 11 to 16 | 60 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Weston Point College | Other independent special school | 11 to 18 | 27 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside College Halton | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bridge School | Pupil referral unit | 11 to 16 | 68 | School remains Good, July 2023 |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.