Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, Widnes
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Widnes. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 19 schools in Widnes with published results, and 9,982nd of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School in detail
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby, tennis, dance, drama, choir, chess, coding, STEM, gardening and art.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Halton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 83% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School are Oakfield Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 38% reading, 50% maths); St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths); and St Basil's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 72% maths).
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Oakfield Community Primary SchoolSt Michael with St Thomas CE Primary SchoolSt Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Basil's Catholic Primary School
What parents say
40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).
Who goes there
2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 16 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 7 (3.7%) 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 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oakfield Drive, 250 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a warm, welcoming environment where every child feels valued and respected. Reading is at the heart of learning, and the school ensures all pupils - including those with additional needs - achieve well. The school offers a wonderful range of clubs and activities, from choir and chess to sports, with every child able to join something they enjoy.
Key Strengths
- Strong inclusive ethos with excellent pupil behaviour and respectful relationships throughout the school community
- Well-designed ambitious curriculum with clear sequencing from early years to Year 6, and effective support for pupils with SEND
- Excellent attitudes to learning with pupils fully engaged in lessons
- Strong reading programme at the core of the curriculum with effective phonics delivery
- Extensive extra-curricular activities and leadership opportunities for all pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not always use assessment strategies precisely enough, so some pupils spend time on learning they already understand rather than deepening their knowledge
- Some pupils lack consistent opportunities to review and edit their written work to correct errors in grammar, spelling and handwriting
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with school leaders prioritising pupil safety and creating a positive culture around safeguarding.
Extracurricular Activities
Choir, chess, musical tuition, sporting opportunities, well-being ambassadors, cyber buddies, school gardeners, house captains
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is a warm and welcoming school with a strong inclusive ethos where pupils live out Catholic values and achieve well across a range of subjects. The school has maintained the standards from its previous good rating.
At a Glance
22.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
40 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 83% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
June 2026
17 Jul 2026
May 2026
22 May 2026
March 2026
1 Mar 2026
February 2026
17 Feb 2026
December 2025
19 Dec 2025
From Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
191 pupils
210 places
19 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Widnes
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Widnes
Across Halton council
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(7)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
12.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
190
Total Pupils
98
Boys
92
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,172
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,723
Per pupil
£1224k
Total funding
£70k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
13.9%
Persistent absence
173
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School average 27 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School has around 190 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Halton's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is at Clincton View, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 8JN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)