Primary school in Runcorn, Halton
St Berteline's CofE Primary School
Norton Lane, Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 6QN
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 1 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- Places
- 296
- How full
- 85% full — 252 of 296 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 128 / 124
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Halton 010D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 20%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 37%
- Households in social housing
- 57%
- Households with no car
- 28%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sheridan Moss
- Local authority
- Halton
- Ward
- Norton North
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- URN
- 151844
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 75% | 0.4 mi |
| Bridgewater Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 42% | 0.7 mi |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School and PreschoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 63% | 0.7 mi |
| Gorsewood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 53% | 0.7 mi |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 58% | 0.8 mi |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 50% | 0.9 mi |
| Palace Fields Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 77% | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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