Compare Brookvale Primary School and St Bede's Catholic Infant School and The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Brookvale Primary School (Primary) in Runcorn; St Bede's Catholic Infant School (Primary) in Widnes; The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School (Primary) in Runcorn — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Brookvale Primary School, St Bede's Catholic Infant School and The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School. They are primary phase and community school and voluntary aided school type located around Runcorn, Cheshire and Widnes, Cheshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (St Bede's Catholic Infant School), published Dec 2023. The lowest is 2 (Brookvale Primary School), published Jun 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School (Sep 2024). average roll around ≈ 200, combined total ≈ 550, typical FSM 40–45%, range 20–25%–50–55%; all under Halton local authority.
| Attribute | Brookvale Primary School WA7 6BZ | St Bede's Catholic Infant School WA8 6EL | The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School WA7 2NL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Community school | Primary • Voluntary aided school | Primary • Voluntary aided school | 
| Location | Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6BZ | Widnes Cheshire WA8 6EL | Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2NL | 
| Latest Ofsted | 2 26 Jun 2024 | 1 4 Dec 2023 | 2 15 Sep 2024 | 
| Ofsted report | — | — | — | 
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | 
| FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 50–55% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 
| Capacity | 280 | 225 | 140 | 
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | 
| Age range | — | — | — | 
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | 
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 
| Trust / Local authority | Halton (876) | Halton (876) | Halton (876) | 
| Website | www.brookvaleprimary.co.uk | www.stbedesinfants.co.uk | www.holyspiritruncorn.co.uk | 
| Telephone | 01928711401 | 01514243112 | 01928563148 | 
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported | 
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile | 
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Runcorn
 Cheshire
 WA7 6BZ
- Ofsted
- 2 26 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Halton (876)
- Website
- www.brookvaleprimary.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01928711401
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary aided school
- Location
- Widnes
 Cheshire
 WA8 6EL
- Ofsted
- 1 4 Dec 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Halton (876)
- Website
- www.stbedesinfants.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01514243112
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary aided school
- Location
- Runcorn
 Cheshire
 WA7 2NL
- Ofsted
- 2 15 Sep 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 50–55% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Halton (876)
- Website
- www.holyspiritruncorn.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01928563148
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