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St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
St Michael's Road, Widnes WA8 8TD · stmichaelscatholicprimaryschool.co.uk · 0151 424 4468
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Halton 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 253
- 8 over 245 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Halton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Halton it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 93
- 39% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (17%) with SEND