Weston Primary SchoolPewithall School

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

Summary of the comparison

Weston Primary School and Pewithall School are primary schools in Runcorn.

  • Weston Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Pewithall School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Pewithall School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Weston Primary School was judged Good and Pewithall School 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 56.0% for Weston Primary School and 69.0% for Pewithall School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Weston Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Pewithall School (67.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Weston Primary School versus Pewithall School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RuncornWeston Primary SchoolRuncornPewithall SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking34th of 48 in Halton 23rd of 48 in Halton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll199 208
Capacity210 210
LocationRuncorn, WA7 4RA Runcorn, WA7 4XQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census199 208
Free school meals (ever 6)17.6% 19.2%
English as an additional language1.0% 1.9%
SEN support23.1% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.3% Stronger figure12.3% 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.

Weston Primary School

Pewithall School

Full profiles: Weston Primary School · Pewithall School