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All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Widnes

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Widnes. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 19 schools in Widnes with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Halton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in detail

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "All Saints Upton C.E. Primary School is a loving, caring and nurturing school. We are a one-form entry school with around 200 pupils on roll, aged from 4 to 11 years old. We are a highly motivated, aspirational and caring team."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and choir.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Halton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 70% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are St Basil's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 72% maths); St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); Oakfield Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 38% reading, 50% maths); and Cronton Church of England Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 65% maths).

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Basil's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Michael with St Thomas CE Primary SchoolOakfield Community Primary SchoolCronton Church of England Primary Academy

Who goes there

54.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 43 pupils (23.6%) received SEN support and 7 (3.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Hough Green Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Upton Community Centre, 70 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Ormiston Chadwick Academy (0.7 miles), Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School (1.3 miles) and Wade Deacon High School (1.5 miles).

Ormiston Chadwick AcademySaints Peter and Paul Catholic High SchoolWade Deacon High School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Anita Lawson
Pupils:182
LA:Halton
Phone:01512572450
Address:Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG
Status:open
Opened:1 September 1997

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 12 September 2023View full report
URN:131217
UKPRN:10075557
Diocese:Diocese of Liverpool
Constituency:Widnes and Halewood
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

54.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths-15ppWriting-13pp

Reading has improved from 70% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 64% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.0

Avg class size

24.0

Infant (KS1)

27.5

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Getting There

Train Stations

Hough Green Rail Station
851m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

Upton Community Centre
65m · 1 min walk
Cherry Sutton
110m · 2 min walk
Brookdale (Adj)
163m · 3 min walk
Haddon Drive
238m · 4 min walk
Burnsall Drive
281m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
8
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Halton is 9.5 (the median across 70 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

90%

Near capacity

189 pupils

210 places

21 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Widnes

Low pressure
New homes approved:544
Projected new pupils:136

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Widnes

Across Halton council

Low demand council-wide0.74 applications per place

Places available

1,555

Applications

1,158

Got 1st preference

93.4%

Got preferred school

98.7%

All primary applications across Halton council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(10)

12 September 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
4 March 2020
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
19 May 2015
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

43

SEN Support

7

EHC Plans

27.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication26
Social, Emotional & Mental Health12
Moderate Learning Difficulty5
Hearing Impairment3
Visual Impairment2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
91.2%
Mixed
3.2%
Other
1.1%
Unclassified
1.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals54.9%
English as Additional Language2.2%

182

Total Pupils

83

Boys

99

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

11

Teachers

16.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,765

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,478

Per pupil

£1448k

Total funding

£141k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£241,144
EAL funding£2,763
Lump sum£145,649

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.9%

Overall absence

25.9%

Persistent absence

170

Enrolments

Authorised3.8%
Unauthorised3.1%
Persistent (10%+)25.9%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Absence trend

5.6%
18/19
5.1%
20/21
9.1%
21/22
7.2%
22/23
7.2%
23/24
6.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

What are SATs results like at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Of the pupils at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.

What is All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2020 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is oversubscribed, Halton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Classes at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School average 26 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has around 182 pupils on roll. 55% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

6.9% of sessions were missed at All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in 2024/25. 25.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Apply through Halton's coordinated admissions process, naming All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Halton is 9.5 (the median across 70 schools, same distance and years).

Where is All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at Hough Green Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 4PG.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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