Schools in Halton
70 schools across 7 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 35 of 70 schools here that have a published grade.
Halton has 70 schools across 7 towns — 49 primary, 7 secondary, educating around 18,269 pupils. 83% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (29 of 35). There are currently 6 open teaching jobs in Halton. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Halton.
Haltonlocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Halton
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Halton
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Wade Deacon High School54.0Attainment 8
- 2Sandymoor Ormiston Academy44.4Attainment 8
- 3The Heath School42.5Attainment 8
- 4Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School41.4Attainment 8
- 5Ormiston Chadwick Academy41.2Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Halton
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Halton
Liverpool
Runcorn
Warrington
widnes
Widnes
WIDNES
Outstanding Schools in Halton
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted