Windmill Hill Primary SchoolBridgewater Park Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Windmill Hill Primary School and Bridgewater Park Primary School are primary schools in Runcorn.

  • Windmill Hill Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bridgewater Park Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Windmill Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Windmill Hill Primary School was judged Good and Bridgewater Park Primary 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 75.0% for Windmill Hill Primary School and 42.0% for Bridgewater Park Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Windmill Hill Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Bridgewater Park Primary School (36.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Windmill Hill Primary School versus Bridgewater Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RuncornWindmill Hill Primary SchoolRuncornBridgewater Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking5th of 48 in Halton Stronger figure28th of 48 in Halton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll144 93
Capacity175 140
LocationRuncorn, WA7 6QE Runcorn, WA7 2LW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure42.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure99.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure96.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census144 93
Free school meals (ever 6)53.5% 62.2%
English as an additional language6.9% 4.3%
SEN support34.0% 22.6%
SEN with an EHC plan5.6% 5.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% Stronger figure8.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.1% Stronger figure27.5% 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.

Windmill Hill Primary School

Bridgewater Park Primary School

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