Halton School Catchment Areas
Schools in Halton split across 49 primaries and 7 secondaries, with catchment boundaries set afresh each admissions cycle by the council's school admissions team.
Runcorn, Widnes and Warrington host the biggest clusters - useful to know when a preferred school is oversubscribed, because the next-nearest alternative is often in a neighbouring town rather than the same catchment.
Around 33% of schools in Halton have a religious character - Church of England, Catholic, or other faith - which means faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in those schools' oversubscription tiebreakers.
Based on the latest published capacity data, 10 of the 70 schools in Halton are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. 23 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 35 Halton schools with a current Ofsted rating, 29 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Halton Catchment Area Documents
Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Halton schools are published annually.
Schools in Runcorn
36 schoolsVictoria Road Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 5BN
Weston Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 4RA
Castle View Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 2DZ
The Brow Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 2HB
Woodside Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 5YP
Pewithall School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 4XQ
Hillview Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 3HB
Murdishaw West Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 6EP
Beechwood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 2TT
Gorsewood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 6ES
Windmill Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 6QE
Astmoor Primary School
Primary · Community school
Runcorn · WA7 2JE
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Schools in Widnes
28 schoolsAspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Widnes · WA8 8DF
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Widnes · WA8 0BS
Moorfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Widnes · WA8 3HJ
Fairfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Widnes · WA8 6TH
Lunts Heath Primary School
Primary · Community school
Widnes · WA8 9RJ
Halebank CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Widnes · WA8 8UZ
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Widnes · WA8 6EL
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Widnes · WA8 4SZ
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Widnes · WA8 6DD
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Widnes · WA8 0BW
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Widnes · WA8 8TD
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Widnes · WA8 9HS
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