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Primary · WA7 · Runcorn

Weston Point Primary Academy

Castner Avenue, Weston Point, Runcorn, WA7 4EQ

WADE DEACON TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

OfstedInadequate

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedInadequate
Attendance94.8%
Attainment25% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsNot published
Pupils142

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Inadequate

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedOutstanding

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WA7. Where we have them, council (Halton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
142
Free school meals
31%
13.3% below district average (44.3%)

Also: Halton 37% · England 24.7%

SEN
32.9%
2.8% above district average (30.1%)

Also: Halton 23% · England 18.2%

EAL
4.7%
0.8% below district average (5.5%)
Attendance
94.8%
0.4% below district average (95.2%)

Also: Halton 94.7% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WA7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

16.5%

3.2% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

25%

36% below England (61%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

0%

8% below England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

44%

31% below England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

50%

21% below England (71%)

KS2 maths2024/25

31%

43% below England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 94.8%
    2023/24
  • 95.4%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
Not published
Pupils on roll
142

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Halton page.

SEN support

SEN %
32.9%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · SEMH

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates