Widnes Academy

State-Funded School

widnes-academy-halton-north-west

North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Widnes and HalewoodConstituency

WA8 0ELPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Widnes Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 127 pupils. Widnes Academy is part of Wade Deacon Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

127

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 127
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Wade Deacon Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.