The Grange School
Latham Avenue, Runcorn, WA7 5DX
1,200 pupils · 91% of 1,320 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WADE DEACON TRUST
- Local authority
- Halton
- Free school meals
- 53%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 4 May 2022, published 3 July 2022. 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 | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 23.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 39.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 39 | 72 | 42 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 142 | 139 | 281 | 139 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 53 | 97 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 144 | 137 | 264 | 141 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 45 | 75 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 176 | 157 | 284 | 176 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 37 | 63 | 38 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 166 | 157 | 272 | 166 |
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
- Liverpool College 14.9 km · Outstanding (2019) · previous system
- LIPA School 18.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Birkenhead High School Academy 23.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Maharishi Free School 26.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- William Hulme's Grammar School 33.4 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy 35.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.