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School admissions in Runcorn

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

30 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
St Clement's Catholic Primary SchoolRuncorn1.3730not published
Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolRuncorn1.27151.675 miles 2026
St Berteline's CofE Primary SchoolRuncorn1.1030not published
Beechwood Primary SchoolRuncorn1.05201585.57 m (≈0.99 mi) 2026
Astmoor Primary SchoolRuncorn1.0019not published
Brookvale Primary SchoolRuncorn1.0022not published
Hallwood Park Primary School and NurseryRuncorn1.006not published
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary SchoolRuncorn1.0020not published
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary SchoolRuncorn1.0024not published
Palace Fields Primary AcademyRuncorn1.008not published
Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary SchoolRuncorn1.0010not published
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SchoolRuncorn1.007not published
Weston Point Primary AcademyRuncorn1.004not published
Weston Primary SchoolRuncorn1.00302816.7 m (≈1.75 mi) 2026
Woodside Primary SchoolRuncorn1.0013not published
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and PreschoolRuncorn0.9521not published
The Brow Community Primary SchoolRuncorn0.9520not published
Castle View Primary SchoolRuncorn0.9417578.47 m (≈0.36 mi) 2025
St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolRuncorn0.9416not published
The Grange SchoolRuncorn0.9342not published
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyRuncorn0.9212not published
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolRuncorn0.9123not published
Bridgewater Park Primary SchoolRuncorn0.9111not published
Gorsewood Primary SchoolRuncorn0.8621not published
Hillview Primary SchoolRuncorn0.86212041.56 m (≈1.27 mi) 2021
Westfield Primary SchoolRuncorn0.8614not published
Pewithall SchoolRuncorn0.85261010.61 m (≈0.63 mi) 2025
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery SchoolRuncorn0.8318not published
Victoria Road Primary SchoolRuncorn0.6010not published
Windmill Hill Primary SchoolRuncorn0.4020not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Sandymoor Ormiston AcademyRuncorn1.071484281.16 m (≈2.66 mi) 2026
The Grange SchoolRuncorn0.98142not published
Ormiston Bolingbroke AcademyRuncorn0.9796not published
The Heath SchoolRuncorn0.972233205.05 m (≈1.99 mi) 2025
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England AcademyRuncorn0.9759not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.