Ormiston Chadwick Academy is a secondary 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 14/12/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU
Website: http://www.ormistonchadwickacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01514245038
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jennifer Lowry-Johnson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140864

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 976
Number of Pupils: 918
Number of Boys: 464
Number of Girls: 454

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.57 Confidence interval 0.34 to 0.81
Of the 123 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 118 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.54
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 4 743 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue , WA8 7TH 		3out of 4 1,869 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 4 677 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hough Green Road , WA8 4PG 		3out of 4 1,169 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road , WA8 8BQ 		3out of 4 1,223 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road , WA8 8TD 		3out of 4 1,385 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Hough Green Road , Hough Green WA8 4SZ 		2out of 4 1,419 yd Voluntary aided school No 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 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road , WA8 7DW 		3out of 4 1,360 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD 		4out of 4 1,804 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 2,044 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 4 522 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Green Lane , Ditton WA8 7HF 		3out of 4 651 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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