Palace Fields Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Badger Close, Palace Fields, Runcorn, WA7 2QW
Phone: 01928242855
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Genna Hitchin
Age range: 3-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 127
School capacity: 250
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 57
% eligible for free school meals: 48.7%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 27.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 11.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Physical disability: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £9,844 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #11 of 47 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#9Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School£10,116
#10Halebank CofE Primary School£9,859
#11Palace Fields Primary Academy£9,844
#12Oakfield Community Primary School£9,827
#13St Basil's Catholic Primary School£9,666

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Woodside Primary School£12,634
#2The Brow Community Primary School£12,560
#3Weston Point Primary Academy£11,835
#4Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery£11,311
#5Astmoor Primary School£11,215
#6Westfield Primary School£10,750
#7Kingsway Primary Academy School£10,568
#8The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School£10,263
#9Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School£10,116
#10Halebank CofE Primary School£9,859
#11Palace Fields Primary Academy£9,844
#12Oakfield Community Primary School£9,827
#13St Basil's Catholic Primary School£9,666
#14St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool£9,600
#15Windmill Hill Primary School£9,420
#16Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School£9,255
#17The Grange School£9,238
#18Gorsewood Primary School£9,181
#19Bridgewater Park Primary School£9,180
#20Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School£8,684
#21All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,498
#22Brookvale Primary School£8,477
#23Victoria Road Primary School£8,388
#24St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£8,255
#25St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School£8,194
#26St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School£8,118
#27Beechwood Primary School£8,102
#28Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School£8,076
#29Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,889
#30St Edward's Catholic Primary School£7,817
#31Widnes Academy£7,789
#32St John Fisher Catholic Primary School£7,547
#33Castle View Primary School£7,219
#34Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School£7,157
#35Weston Primary School£7,128
#36St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School£7,090
#37Moorfield Primary School£7,076
#38Ditton Primary School£7,062
#39Hillview Primary School£6,862
#40St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,621
#41St Clement's Catholic Primary School£6,553
#42Fairfield Primary School£6,483
#43Pewithall School£6,403
#44Daresbury Primary School£6,045
#45Lunts Heath Primary School£5,917
#46Moore Primary School£5,698
#47Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School£5,695

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