Palace Fields Primary Academy

State-Funded School

palace-fields-primary-academy-halton-north-west

North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Runcorn and HelsbyConstituency

WA7 2QWPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Palace Fields Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 127 pupils. Palace Fields Primary Academy is part of The Heath Family (North West).

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

127

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 127
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Heath Family (North West)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 May 2019	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.