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Faith schools in Widnes

All 11 faith schools in Widnes.

11 schools in Widnes

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  1. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Widnes, WA8 9HS · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Widnes faith schools average, low absence.

    53 first choices, 56 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.3%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    414
    Pupils per teacher
    21.2
    View school Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
  2. St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Widnes, WA8 6DD · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Widnes faith schools average, low absence.

    31 first choices, 31 offers made

    Met the standard at 1177%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.4%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    236
    Pupils per teacher
    21.9
    View school St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
  3. St Bede's Catholic Junior School

    Widnes, WA8 6EL · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Widnes faith schools average, low absence.

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.4%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    306
    Pupils per teacher
    20.7
    View school St Bede's Catholic Junior School
  4. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

    Widnes, WA8 0BW · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Widnes faith schools average, low absence.

    17 first choices, 17 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.4%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    204
    Pupils per teacher
    19.2
    View school St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
  5. St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School

    Widnes, WA8 8LD · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Widnes faith schools average, low absence.

    14 first choices, 14 offers made

    Met the standard at 1175%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    167
    Pupils per teacher
    20.9
    View school St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
  6. St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School

    Widnes, WA8 8TD · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Widnes faith schools average, low absence.

    30 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1172%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.2%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    253
    Pupils per teacher
    22.2
    View school St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
  7. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School

    Widnes, WA8 8JN · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Widnes faith schools average, low absence.

    19 first choices, 19 offers made

    Met the standard at 1161%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    190
    Pupils per teacher
    19.3
    View school Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
  8. St Basil's Catholic Primary School

    Widnes, WA8 4SZ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Widnes faith schools average, low absence.

    13 first choices, 13 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.6%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    223
    Pupils per teacher
    15.3
    View school St Basil's Catholic Primary School
  9. All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Widnes, WA8 4PG · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Widnes faith schools average.

    18 first choices, 18 offers made

    Met the standard at 1146%

    Widnes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.9%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    182
    Pupils per teacher
    18.2
    View school All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
  10. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School

    Widnes, WA8 7DW · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Widnes faith schools average, high absence.

    247 first choices, 271 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1639.9

    Widnes faith schools 39.9England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.3%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    1,337
    Pupils per teacher
    16.5
    View school Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
  11. St Bede's Catholic Infant School

    Widnes, WA8 6EL · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 7

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic

    No published results yet.

    58 first choices, 59 offers made

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    4.2%Widnes faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    223
    Pupils per teacher
    18.9
    View school St Bede's Catholic Infant School
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How Widnes's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Widnes 64%England 62%All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 46%St John Fisher Catholic Primary School: 57%Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School: 61%St Bede's Catholic Junior School: 62%St Basil's Catholic Primary School: 62%Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School: 67%St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School: 72%St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School: 75%St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School: 77%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Widnes

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Widnes average 5.4%Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School: 3.3%St Bede's Catholic Infant School: 4.2%St Bede's Catholic Junior School: 4.4%St Basil's Catholic Primary School: 4.6%St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School: 4.7%St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School: 5.2%Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School: 5.3%St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School: 5.4%St John Fisher Catholic Primary School: 5.4%All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 6.9%Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School: 10.3%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Widnes

Ofsted grades in Widnes

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 10
  • Good: 9 of 10
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 10
  • Inadequate: 0 of 10
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Widnes

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    11 of the 11 faith schools in Widnes have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Widnes, explained

There are 11 faith schools in Widnes, teaching 3,735 children. 10 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

64.1% of pupils in Widnes faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 46% to 77%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

36.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,851 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Widnes?
There are 11 faith schools in Widnes, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Widnes?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Widnes on Eduscope are Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School, St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School and St Bede's Catholic Junior School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Widnes?
Widnes has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 9 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Widnes ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Widnes faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Widnes is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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