Schools in Widnes

About schools in Widnes

Most of the 32 schools listed in Widnes are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

62%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 20 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

45.9

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Nursery schools3

• Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

• Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

• Birchfield Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

Primary schools20

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Cronton Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Ditton Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Fairfield Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Halebank CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Kingsway Primary Academy School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Lunts Heath Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• Moorfield Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  94%

  expected standard
• Oakfield Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• St Basil's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• St Bede's Catholic Infant School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 7

• St Bede's Catholic Junior School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 7 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Widnes Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Ormiston Chadwick Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  41.2

  Attainment 8
• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  41.4

  Attainment 8
• Wade Deacon High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  54.0

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Riverside College Halton

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Ashley High School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Brookfields School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Chesnut Lodge Special School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 16

• Poppy Field School

  Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 19

• The Raise Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in Widnes

How many schools are in Widnes?

OfferDay lists 32 schools in Widnes, including 20 primary schools and five special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Widnes?

Every school in Widnes is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Widnes?

OfferDay ranks schools in Widnes where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.