61%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
21%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
859.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,185
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHalton
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Heath School · Secondary · Halton
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
61%
-0pp
68%65%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
-0pp
45%41%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
42.5
-0.7
48.445.542.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.5
EBacc entry
21%
-7pp
42%24%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 21%
EBacc APS
859.1
-37.5
917.6809.8702.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 859.1
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,185
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Clifton Road, Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Local authority
Halton
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 61% | 37% | 42.5 | Not applicable | 21% | 859.1 | 30% | 1,185 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 37% | 43.2 | -0.27 | 28% | 896.7 | 38% | 1,184 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 45% | 46.1 | -0.12 | 6% | 864.0 | 17% | 1,198 |
| 2021/22 | 62% | 44% | 47.6 | -0.11 | 5% | 917.6 | 12% | 1,194 |
| 2018/19 | 66% | 43% | 48.4 | -0.06 | 42% | 702.0 | 44% | 1,121 |
| 2017/18 | 64% | 36% | 47.2 | -0.02 | 37% | 776.2 | 44% | 1,089 |
| 2016/17 | 55% | 28% | 46.6 | +0.04 | 45% | — | 45% | 1,099 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 29.1 | C | -0.46 | 0% | 16 |
| 2016/17 | 21.9 | D+ | -0.10 | Suppressed | 25 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,185 | 17.1 | 20% | 2% | 35% | 9% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 1,184 | 17.1 | 17% | 2% | 32% | 8% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 1,198 | 17.1 | 17% | 2% | 31% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 1,194 | 16.6 | 18% | 2% | 34% | 10% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 1,200 | 17.1 | 19% | 2% | 34% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,121 | 16.5 | 18% | 2% | 33% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 1,089 | 13.4 | 17% | 1% | 33% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 1,099 | 13.2 | 15% | 1% | 32% | 6% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.