Rivacre Brook
Rivacre Brook is an independent special school in Ellesmere Port for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It has 23 pupils and room for 32.
Westways, Hooton Park Lane, Hooton, Ellesmere Port, CH65 1AN0151 808 3035education.keyschildren.co.uk/school/halton-schoolMrs Caroline McPoland headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cheshire West and Chester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 23 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 50% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 81% | 50% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brow Community Primary School | Council | 150 m | 136 | Good 2022 | 6 | Compare |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 440 m | 184 | Not inspected | 36 | Compare |
| Astmoor Primary School | Council | 750 m | 144 | No overall grade 2024 | 12 | Compare |
| Castle View Primary School | Council | 760 m | 176 | Good 2022 | 88 | Compare |
| Bridgewater Park Primary School | Academy | 760 m | 91 | Report card 2026 | 6 | Compare |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 800 m | 168 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 860 m | 75 | Good 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| The Bridge School | Pupil referral unit | 960 m | 68 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Rivacre Brook a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Rivacre Brook yet.
How many pupils does Rivacre Brook have?
23 pupils aged 7 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 32 places, so it is 72% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Westways, Hooton Park Lane, Hooton, Ellesmere Port, CH65 1AN
- Telephone
- 0151 808 3035
- Website
- education.keyschildren.co.uk/school/halton-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline McPoland
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Willaston & Thornton
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 31 October 2001
- URN
- 133485 · LAESTAB 8966029 · UKPRN 10017978
- Formerly
- Halton House School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.