Best Secondary Schools in Runcorn

We checked all 5 secondary schools in Runcorn, Halton,, and every one is ranked.

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Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Runcorn. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Runcorn also has 29 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Halton. Halton also has rankings for Widnes.

Ranked secondary schools in Runcorn

  1. 1

    Sandymoor Ormiston Academy

    Free school, 631 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.1%

  2. 2

    The Heath School

    Academy, 1,174 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.9%

  3. 3

    The Grange School

    Academy, 1,200 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.7%

  4. 4

    Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy

    Academy, 754 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    35.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.3%

  5. 5

    Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy

    Academy, 332 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    33.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    19.2%