Halebank CofE Primary School
Heathview Road, Halebank, Widnes, WA8 8UZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Intertim Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Warner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 111244
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514255798
About this school
Halebank CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Widnes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 89 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 19 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 32% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 47% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 42% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 42% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Halebank CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halebank CofE Primary School compares
Halebank CofE Primary School ranked 40th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 8.4% | 61.3% | 89 | — |
| St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School | 72% | 5.2% | 48% | 253 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 23.8% | 190 | 1.1 miles |
| Oakfield Community Primary School | 33% | 6.2% | 51.1% | 291 | 1.2 miles |
| Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 80% | 4.8% | 23.6% | 202 | 1.3 miles |
| St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 40.5% | 167 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.29%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.35%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Oakfield Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Widnes
Other schools in Widnes
Halebank CofE Primary School ranks 17th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Widnes.
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Ditton Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Kingsway Primary Academy School Primary
- Lunts Heath Primary School Primary
- Moorfield Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Halebank CofE Primary School teach?
- Halebank CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Widnes.
- Who is the intertim acting headteacher of Halebank CofE Primary School?
- The intertim acting headteacher of Halebank CofE Primary School is Mrs Claire Warner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Halebank CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halebank CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Halebank CofE Primary School?
- Halebank CofE Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Halebank CofE Primary School full?
- Halebank CofE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 89 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Halebank CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Halebank CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Halebank CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Halebank CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Halebank CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halebank CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Halebank CofE Primary School ranked 40th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halebank CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Halebank CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halebank CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halebank CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.