Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolMurdishaw West Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Runcorn.

Summary of the comparison

Aston by Sutton Primary School and Murdishaw West Community Primary School are primary schools in Runcorn.

  • Aston by Sutton Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Murdishaw West Community Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Murdishaw West Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Aston by Sutton Primary School was judged Good and Murdishaw West Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Aston by Sutton Primary School and 53.0% for Murdishaw West Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Aston by Sutton Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Murdishaw West Community Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Aston by Sutton Primary School versus Murdishaw West Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RuncornAston by Sutton Primary SchoolRuncornMurdishaw West Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking80th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester 23rd of 48 in Halton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll94 132
Capacity105 210
LocationRuncorn, WA7 3DB Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census94 132
Free school meals (ever 6)16.0% 68.2%
English as an additional language0.0% 8.3%
SEN support14.9% 25.8%
SEN with an EHC plan8.5% 6.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.6% Stronger figure21.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Aston by Sutton Primary School

Murdishaw West Community Primary School

Full profiles: Aston by Sutton Primary School · Murdishaw West Community Primary School