St Michaels 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
Website: http://www.stmichaelscatholicprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01514244468
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Loughran
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111393

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 245
Number of Pupils: 254
Number of Boys: 142
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.1
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 1,245 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue , WA8 7TH
3out of 4 2,918 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road , WA8 8TD
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road , WA8 8BQ
3out of 4 1,045 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View , WA8 8JN
2out of 4 1,258 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Halebank CofE Primary School
Heathview Road , Halebank WA8 8UZ
3out of 4 1,517 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Ditton Primary School
Liverpool Road , WA8 7HD
1out of 4 1,570 yd Academy sponsor led 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 1,385 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road , WA8 7DW
3out of 4 2,298 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD
4out of 4 2,742 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 2,198 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 1,343 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Green Lane , Ditton WA8 7HF
3out of 4 1,403 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.