Palace Fields Primary Academy
Badger Close, Runcorn, WA7 2QW
127 pupils · 51% of 250 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
- Local authority
- Halton
- Free school meals
- 48.7%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 November 2024, published 18 December 2024. 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 | 77% |
| 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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 8 | 21 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 11 | 10 | 17 | 11 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 21 | 29 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 14 | 24 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 22 | 34 | 22 |
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
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School 0.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Brookvale Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery 1 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Hillview Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · 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.