St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 4SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Sheppard
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 111390
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514247887
About this school
St Basil's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Widnes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Basil's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 52 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 65% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 79% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 St Basil's Catholic 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 | 51% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Basil's Catholic Primary School compares
St Basil's Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.6% | 55.6% | 223 | — |
| All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 46% | 6.9% | 54.6% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 40.5% | 167 | 0.5 miles |
| Oakfield Community Primary School | 33% | 6.2% | 51.1% | 291 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 23.8% | 190 | 0.8 miles |
| Cronton Church of England Primary Academy | 65% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 233 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report16 October 2024
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.61%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 15.66%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.3 miles
-
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Oakfield Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Widnes
Other schools in Widnes
St Basil's Catholic Primary School ranks 11th 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
- Halebank CofE 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
Common questions
- What ages does St Basil's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Widnes.
- Who is the headteacher of St Basil's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Basil's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Angela Sheppard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Basil's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Basil's Catholic 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 many pupils are at St Basil's Catholic Primary School?
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Basil's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 223 on roll (53%), 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 St Basil's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Basil's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Basil's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Basil's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Basil's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Basil's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Basil's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Basil's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Halton?
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Basil's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Basil's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Basil's Catholic 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.