Wade Deacon High School

State-Funded School

wade-deacon-high-school-halton-north-west

North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Widnes and HalewoodConstituency

WA8 7TDPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wade Deacon High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,658 pupils. Wade Deacon High School is part of Wade Deacon Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 62.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.77

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,658

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,658
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Wade Deacon Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
5 May 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.