# Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School

Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Halton, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 139 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E111174. [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 139
- Council: Halton
- URN: 111174

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Halton and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Halton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Gorsewood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorsewood-primary-school-e111176): 370 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-catholic-primary-school-and-preschool-e111380): 390 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-bolingbroke-academy-e136185): 450 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Brookvale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookvale-primary-school-e132195): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Berteline's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bertelines-cofe-primary-school-e151844): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [Palace Fields Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palace-fields-primary-academy-e143768): 1.4 km. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/111174)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/111174)

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