St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool
Voluntary aided school in Runcorn, Halton.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 164 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 42.10% |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Address | St Martin's Lane, Murdishaw, St Martin's Lane, Murdishaw, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 6HZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.st-martins.halton.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01928711207 |
| URN | 111380 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 14 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 July 2023, published 10 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Gorsewood Primary School (primary school, about 0.0 km)
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Brookvale Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Windmill Hill Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Palace Fields Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Bridgewater Park Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
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