Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Widnes. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Highfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7DW
Website: http://www.saintspeterandpaul.halton.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01514242139
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Danielle Scott
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 111457

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1677
Number of Pupils: 1275
Number of Boys: 607
Number of Girls: 668

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -0.26 to 0.06
Of the 252 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 245 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.94
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue , WA8 7TH
3out of 4 627 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road , WA8 8DF
3out of 4 1,053 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 2,013 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village , WA8 6EL
4out of 4 714 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue , WA8 6EL
4out of 4 762 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ditton Primary School
Liverpool Road , WA8 7HD
1out of 4 767 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane , WA8 6TH
3out of 4 1,085 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Simms Cross Primary School
Kingsway , WA8 7QS
- not rated 1,085 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road , WA8 7DW
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD
4out of 4 459 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road , WA8 7HU
4out of 4 1,360 yd Academy sponsor led 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 1,249 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Green Lane , Ditton WA8 7HF
3out of 4 913 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue , WA8 7HG
4out of 4 1,011 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brookfields School
Moorfield Road , WA8 3JA
4out of 4 2,257 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.