Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Kelly Nuttall
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 133320
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514246130
About this school
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Widnes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 63% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 70% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 83% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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 | 66% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School ranked 24th of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 | 61% | 5.3% | 23.8% | 190 | — |
| Oakfield Community Primary School | 33% | 6.2% | 51.1% | 291 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 40.5% | 167 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School | 72% | 5.2% | 48% | 253 | 0.7 miles |
| St Basil's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 55.6% | 223 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 46% | 6.9% | 54.6% | 182 | 1.0 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 report18 December 2024
- 24 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.81%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfield Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St Basil's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Widnes
- 1.0 miles
Other schools in Widnes
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School ranks 12th 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
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Widnes.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is Miss Kelly Nuttall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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 big is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 190 on roll (90%), 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary 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 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School ranked 24th of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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 30 June 2026.