Ashley High School is a school located in Widnes. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 25/03/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.5%, which is 4.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cawfield Avenue, Widnes

School Information

Address: Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG
Website: ashleyschool.com
Telephone: 01514244892
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs L King
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111515

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 112
Number of Pupils: 110
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 19

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 22% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.04 Confidence interval -2.74 to -1.35
Of the 13 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 13 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:15%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:11.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:1.19
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road , WA8 8DF
3out of 4 251 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue , WA8 7TH
3out of 4 1,604 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Naylor Road , Warrington Road Childrens Centre WA8 0BS
4out of 4 2,877 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ditton Primary School
Liverpool Road , WA8 7HD
1out of 4 244 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road , WA8 8TD
3out of 4 1,343 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village , WA8 6EL
4out of 4 1,543 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Simms Cross Primary School
Kingsway , WA8 7QS
- not rated 1,559 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road , WA8 8BQ
3out of 4 1,559 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road , WA8 7HU
4out of 4 522 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road , WA8 7DW
3out of 4 1,011 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD
4out of 4 1,470 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway , WA8 7QQ
- not rated 1,522 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue , WA8 7HG
4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Green Lane , Ditton WA8 7HF
3out of 4 134 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookfields School
Moorfield Road , WA8 3JA
4out of 4 3,221 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.