Schools in WA8 (Widnes)

32 schools in England · Widnes area · 1,582 postcodes

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of 31 with an Ofsted grade

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Schools in WA8 (32)

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Ashley High School
Special · Ages 11-19 · WA8 7HG
Ofsted: Outstanding (2015)Attainment 8: 6.5 (2026)
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Nursery · Ages 2-4 · WA8 0BS
Ofsted: Outstanding (2014)
Brookfields School
Special · Ages 2-11 · WA8 3JA
Ofsted: Outstanding (2013)
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WA8 5DF
Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)KS2: 76% expected (2025)
Lunts Heath Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 9RJ
Ofsted: Outstanding (2014)KS2: 89% expected (2025)87% of first choices got in
Poppy Field School
Special · Ages 4-19 · Independent · WA8 6DH
Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)
Riverside College Halton
Post-16 · Ages 16-99 · WA8 7QQ
Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Ages 5-7 · WA8 6EL
Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)
Wade Deacon High School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · WA8 7TD
Ofsted: Outstanding (2022)Attainment 8: 49.2 (2026)87% of first choices got in
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 4PG
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 75% expected (2025)
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Nursery · Ages 2-4 · WA8 8DF
Ofsted: Good (2014)
Birchfield Nursery School
Nursery · Ages 2-5 · WA8 7TH
Ofsted: Good (2013)
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Special · Ages 2-16 · WA8 7HF
Ofsted: Good (2013)
Ditton Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · WA8 7HD
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 69% expected (2025)
Fairfield Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 6TH
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 81% expected (2025)
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 9HS
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 77% expected (2025)
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WA8 5DW
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 87% expected (2025)
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WA8 7QS
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 58% expected (2025)
Moorfield Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 3HJ
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 96% expected (2025)
Oakfield Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WA8 8BQ
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 44% expected (2025)
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · WA8 7HU
Ofsted: Good (2024)Attainment 8: 37 (2026)
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 8JN
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 71% expected (2025)
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · WA8 7DW
Ofsted: Good (2017)Attainment 8: 39.9 (2026)98% of first choices got in
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WA8 4SZ
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 78% expected (2025)
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · WA8 6EL
Ofsted: Good (2020)KS2: 74% expected (2025)
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WA8 6DD
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 87% expected (2025)
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 0BW
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 75% expected (2025)
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 8LD
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 88% expected (2025)
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WA8 8TD
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 80% expected (2025)
Widnes Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WA8 0EL
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 63% expected (2025)
Halebank CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WA8 8UZ
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2022)KS2: 62% expected (2025)
The Raise Academy
Special · Ages 11-16 · WA8 0BS

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Outstanding: 9Good: 21Requires Improvement: 1

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