Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
Lapwing Grove, Runcorn, WA7 2TP
178 pupils · 85% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Halton
- Free school meals
- 52.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 29 June 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 | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 17 | 29 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 12 | 22 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 23 | 34 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 18 | 26 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 17 | 27 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 17 | 16 | 28 | 16 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 28 | 39 | 29 |
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
- Palace Fields Primary Academy 0.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Brookvale Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery 0.9 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Hillview Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Beechwood Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (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.