The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHalton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School · Primary · Halton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

50%

+23pp

50%39%27%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

9%5%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

56%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

72%

Maths higher standard

11%

Science expected standard

72%

SPAG expected standard

61%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

20%

FSM eligible

52%

SEN

31%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Cotterill, Halton Brook, Runcorn, WA7 2NL

Local authority

Halton

Website

www.holyspiritruncorn.co.uk

Telephone

01928563148

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	6%	67%	17%	56%	11%	72%	11%	72%	61%	103.0	101.0	103.0	—	—	—	31%	94
2023/24	27%	9%	55%	18%	36%	18%	36%	9%	55%	45%	104.0	100.0	98.0	—	—	—	36%	98
2022/23	44%	4%	63%	22%	56%	11%	48%	11%	78%	52%	104.0	101.0	101.0	-1.30	-2.10	-3.80	30%	109
2018/19	31%	0%	31%	8%	85%	15%	54%	0%	85%	62%	99.0	99.0	99.0	-4.40	+2.40	-3.90	21%	107
2017/18	50%	4%	67%	17%	67%	13%	63%	13%	71%	63%	103.0	102.0	102.0	+0.20	-0.50	-0.80	17%	111
2016/17	50%	0%	75%	17%	67%	8%	58%	17%	75%	67%	103.0	100.0	103.0	+0.20	-2.80	-3.00	21%	109

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	94	13.5	31%	20%	52%	7%	19%
2023/24	98	14.9	36%	17%	60%	6%	16%
2022/23	109	14.8	30%	18%	70%	6%	17%
2021/22	112	12.4	28%	17%	71%	7%	18%
2020/21	111	15.9	27%	17%	68%	—	—
2018/19	107	17.8	21%	8%	72%	5%	11%
2017/18	111	18.5	17%	9%	67%	5%	14%
2016/17	109	18.2	21%	7%	54%	4%	11%