# Widnes Academy

Widnes Academy is a primary school in Halton, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 127 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141538. [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 127
- Council: Halton
- URN: 141538

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 22 March 2023
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 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Widnes Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Halton and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Halton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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.

- [Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/runcorn-all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e111314): 700 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Edward's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-catholic-primary-school-e111319): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Victoria Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-school-e110992): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Poppy Field School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poppy-field-school-e149567): 1.5 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Westfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-primary-school-e111240): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gerards-catholic-primary-and-nursery-school-e111391): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 77% 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/141538)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141538)

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