Schools in Halton

56 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Halton

Primary

Offered their first choice 93.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 86.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,158
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.0 points higher than in 2016, when it was 86.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,555 places for 1,158 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 96.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 92.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,471
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 92.1%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,690 places for 1,471 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Halton lodged 48 appeals about a school place.

41 of them were heard by a panel and 23 succeeded, which is about 56 in every 100 heard.

The other 7 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy Runcorn	0.97	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Runcorn	0.97	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Widnes	0.89	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Widnes	0.91	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy Runcorn	1.07	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Heath School Runcorn	0.97	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wade Deacon High School Widnes	1.15	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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