There are 29 primary schools in Runcorn, teaching 5,463 children. 20 are run by the council and 9 are academies or free schools.
84% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
59.2% of pupils in Runcorn met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 25% to 83%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
44.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,077 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 20.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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