Murdishaw West Community Primary School

State-Funded School

murdishaw-west-community-primary-school-halton-north-west

North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Runcorn and HelsbyConstituency

WA7 6EPPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Murdishaw West Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 139 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 47%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

89%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

139

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

71%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

14%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 139
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
26 Jun 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.