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Weston Point College

Special · ages 11-18MixedIndependent27 pupilsRuncornHalton
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places9 spare27 pupils, 36 places
Pupils on roll27Census January 2024

Weston Point College is an independent special school in Runcorn for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 27 pupils and room for 36.

Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, WA7 4UN01928 574667bridge4learning.orgMiss Katie Anderson headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

9 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score1.3
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 4.04.020182019: 2.42.420192022: 4.24.220222023: 0.20.220232024: 4.14.120242025: 1.31.32025
Since 2018: -2.7
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018HaltonEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 1198611106
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 81.34.10.24.22.44.041.146.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%36%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%57%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.090.400.030.320.120.473.474.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%20%41%

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 Halton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll27Census January 2024
Places3675% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%27 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls21 / 6
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll272629242826
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m12612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate104 per 1,000 people14% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Halton
Nearest bus stop140 mCunningham Drive, 12 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Westfield Primary SchoolCouncil340 m107Good 20238Compare
Weston Point Primary AcademyAcademy960 m82Inadequate 20221Compare
Victoria Road Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles183Good 202438Compare
St Clement's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.7 miles209Not inspected57Compare
Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles99No overall grade 202416Compare
Pewithall SchoolCouncil1.0 miles204No overall grade 202452Compare
Widnes AcademyAcademy1.1 miles127Good 202322Compare
Weston Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles193Good 202342Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Weston Point College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Weston Point College yet.

How good are Weston Point College's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 1.3, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Weston Point College have?

27 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 36 places, so it is 75% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, WA7 4UN
Telephone
01928 574667
Website
bridge4learning.org
Headteacher
Miss Katie Anderson
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Halton
Ward
Mersey & Weston
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
12 November 2008 (new provision)
URN
135749 · LAESTAB 8766013 · UKPRN 10025568

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from