Bridgewater Park Primary School
Plantation Close, Runcorn, WA7 2LW
91 pupils · 65% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
- Local authority
- Halton
- Free school meals
- 59.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 10 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 42% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Astmoor Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Brow Community Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Windmill Hill Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.