Widnes Academy 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 24/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cholmondeley Street, Widnes

School Information

Address: Cholmondeley Street, Widnes, WA8 0EL
Website: www.widnesacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01514242799
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Highcock
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141538

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 159
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 74

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.2
Writing
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.5 to -0.3
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 2,521 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 3,033 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Widnes Academy
Cholmondeley Street , WA8 0EL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School
Church Street , WA7 1LD 		3out of 4 766 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Wivern Place , WA7 1RZ 		3out of 4 1,269 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Victoria Road Primary School
Victoria Road , WA7 5BN 		3out of 4 1,465 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westfield Primary School
Clayton Crescent , WA7 4TR 		2out of 4 1,711 yd Community school No 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 2,958 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Heath School
Clifton Road , WA7 4SY 		3out of 4 3,058 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road , WA8 7TD 		4out of 4 3,137 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road , WA8 7HU 		4out of 4 3,226 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 1,776 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange School
Latham Avenue , WA7 5DX 		2out of 4 2,380 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weston Point College
Picow Farm Road , WA7 4UN 		- not rated 1,995 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Green Lane , Ditton WA8 7HF 		3out of 4 2,687 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue , WA8 7HG 		4out of 4 2,772 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Chadwick Road , Astmoor WA7 1PW 		3out of 4 2,859 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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