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St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes WA8 8LD · smwst.co.uk · 0151 424 4234
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- 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
- 167
- 80% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Halton
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 42.5%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 14 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 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111293)
Ofsted
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111293), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111293)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111293)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 38
- 20% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (29%) with SEND