St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Website: www.st-gerards.halton.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01514242879
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Karl Landrum
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111391

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 242
Number of Pupils: 233
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 113

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.7
Writing
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.7 to 5.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Naylor Road , Warrington Road Childrens Centre WA8 0BS
4out of 4 1,366 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 1,884 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue , WA8 7TH
3out of 4 1,896 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road , WA8 6DD
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Simms Cross Primary School
Kingsway , WA8 7QS
- not rated 563 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue , WA8 6EL
4out of 4 1,011 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village , WA8 6EL
4out of 4 1,052 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane , WA8 6TH
3out of 4 1,469 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD
4out of 4 1,617 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road , WA8 7DW
3out of 4 1,642 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road , WA8 7HU
4out of 4 2,586 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 552 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 1,934 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookfields School
Moorfield Road , WA8 3JA
4out of 4 2,003 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue , WA8 7HG
4out of 4 2,066 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Chadwick Road , Astmoor WA7 1PW
3out of 4 3,243 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.