St Basil's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Widnes. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4SZ
Website: www.stbasilsprimary.halton.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01514247887
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Sheppard
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111390

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 330
Number of Boys: 182
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.3
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

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 2,141 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue , WA8 7TH 		3out of 4 3,024 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Hough Green Road , Hough Green WA8 4SZ 		2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hough Green Road , WA8 4PG 		3out of 4 578 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Spinney Avenue , Hough Green WA8 8LD 		2out of 4 833 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road , WA8 8BQ 		3out of 4 1,193 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View , WA8 8JN 		2out of 4 1,413 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 1,419 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road , WA8 7DW 		3out of 4 2,662 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD 		4out of 4 3,051 yd Academy converter No 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 1,940 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Green Lane , Ditton WA8 7HF 		3out of 4 2,070 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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