Councils · England · Halton
Schools in Halton, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 50 primary, 8 secondary — with Halton’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Halton’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Halton’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN HALTON
Find your shortlist.
All 66state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 50
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Astmoor Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Not judged
Beechwood Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Bridgewater Park Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Brookvale Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Castle View Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Daresbury Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Ditton Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Gorsewood Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Liverpool
Ofsted · Good
Halebank CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Not judged
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Inadequate
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hillview Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Lunts Heath Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Not judged
Moore Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Moorfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Murdishaw West Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Oakfield Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Palace Fields Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Pewithall School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Not judged
Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Not judged
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · WIDNES
Ofsted · Good
St Berteline's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Not judged yet
St Clement's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
The Brow Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
The Grange School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Westfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Weston Point Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Inadequate
Weston Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Widnes Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Windmill Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Woodside Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 8
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Inadequate
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
The Grange School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Good
The Heath School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wade Deacon High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 9
Ashley High School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brookfields School
Academy special converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Not judged
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Community special school · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Good
Hope Corner School
Other independent special school · Ages 14-17 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Poppy Field School
Other independent special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Outstanding
Riverside College Halton
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Widnes
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Cavendish High Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Raise Academy
Free schools special · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Widnes
Not judged yet
Weston Point College
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Runcorn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Halton.
If you live in Halton, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Halton secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
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