Murdishaw West Community Primary SchoolSt Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

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

Summary of the comparison

Murdishaw West Community Primary School and St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool are primary schools in Runcorn.

  • Murdishaw West Community Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Murdishaw West Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Murdishaw West Community Primary School was judged Good and St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Murdishaw West Community Primary School and 63.0% for St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Murdishaw West Community Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool (55.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Murdishaw West Community Primary School versus St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RuncornMurdishaw West Community Primary SchoolRuncornSt Martin's Catholic Primary School and PreschoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking23rd of 48 in Halton Stronger figure33rd of 48 in Halton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll132 182
Capacity210 210
LocationRuncorn, WA7 6EP Runcorn, WA7 6HZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census132 182
Free school meals (ever 6)68.2% 42.3%
English as an additional language8.3% 7.7%
SEN support25.8% 22.0%
SEN with an EHC plan6.8% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.2% Stronger figure8.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.7% Stronger figure26.4% 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.

Murdishaw West Community Primary School

St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

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