# Wade Deacon High School

Wade Deacon High School is a secondary school in Halton, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,658 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139368. [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,658
- Council: Halton
- URN: 139368

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), November 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Wade Deacon High School was 49.2, against 39.7 in Halton and 46.2 in England.
53.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Halton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | 39.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53.8% | 35.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73.3% | 54.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 318 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Birchfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchfield-nursery-school-e110958): 270 m. Nursery. School remains Good, December 2022
- [Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saints-peter-and-paul-catholic-high-school-e111457): 420 m. Secondary. School remains Good, July 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Bede's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-junior-school-e111371): 520 m. Primary. Improved significantly, March 2025. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Bede's Catholic Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-infant-school-e111372): 560 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023
- [Fairfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-primary-school-e111197): 610 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingsway Primary Academy School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsway-primary-academy-school-e147267): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139368)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139368)

## How to cite

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