Primary school

Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Halton
  • L24 4AN
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,873 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 13%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 58%2017/18: top 9%9% · 2017/182018/19: top 82%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 48%2024/25: top 13%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM80% · North West 63%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM12% · North West 6%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 18 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 60% · 15 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 86% · 14 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 53% · 19 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 56% · 27 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 63% · 19 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 80% · 25 pupils · North West 63%86%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 18 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 15 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 14 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 19 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 11% · 27 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 16% · 19 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 12% · 25 pupils · North West 6%16%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 18 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 15 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 14 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 19 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 19 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 25 pupils · North West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 18 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 15 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 14 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 19 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 19 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 25 pupils · North West 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.4%
27 of 28 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2827
2nd122
3rd40

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026202
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.6%
First language not English2.0%
SEN support16.1%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.6%

Girls 48.7%Boys 51.3%

100% full · 202 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.2
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 8.1
  • Leadership 1.9
  • Teaching assistants 9.7
  • Other support 1.8

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 21.5 · 27 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,428
Spend per pupil£7,657
Staff spend per pupil£5,956
Reserve per pupil−£811
  • −£163,764revenue reserve
  • −£46,268in-year balance

Grants £6,962 · self-generated £465 · premises £237 per pupil