St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Karl Landrum
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 111391
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514242879
About this school
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Widnes. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 71% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 81% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 71% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 | 66% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School compares
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 7th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 236 | — |
| Kingsway Primary Academy School | 52% | 9.1% | 76.6% | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.2% | 22.1% | 223 | 0.6 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Junior School | 62% | 4.4% | 30.9% | 306 | 0.6 miles |
| Fairfield Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 34.3% | 582 | 0.8 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 34.3% | 204 | 0.9 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
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.5%
- English as an additional language
- 31.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 15.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsway Primary Academy School0.3 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St Bede's Catholic Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St Bede's Catholic Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Fairfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Widnes
Other schools in Widnes
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranks 3rd 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 Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School teach?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Widnes.
- Who is the headteacher of St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is Mr Karl Landrum, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School full?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 243 pupils and 236 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is designated Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 77% 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 Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Halton?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 7th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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.