St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary in Widnes, Halton | Ofsted & DfE

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

227

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

227

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

227

Pupils · 2024/25

31%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/11/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHalton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterCatholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Halton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

77%

+6pp

77%72%66%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

13%

+7pp

14%9%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

37%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

87%

SPAG higher standard

43%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

227

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

31%

FSM eligible

50%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD

Local authority

Halton

Website

www.st-gerards.halton.sch.uk/

Telephone

01514242879

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	77%	13%	90%	33%	83%	20%	83%	37%	87%	87%	106.0	107.0	109.0	—	—	—	17%	227
2023/24	71%	6%	81%	42%	71%	10%	74%	39%	71%	71%	106.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	18%	232
2022/23	66%	3%	76%	24%	72%	7%	72%	14%	66%	72%	105.0	104.0	104.0	+0.80	+0.50	+0.60	18%	232
2018/19	71%	11%	82%	14%	75%	21%	86%	43%	82%	82%	104.0	107.0	106.0	+2.40	+1.90	+3.70	21%	227
2017/18	77%	14%	86%	27%	77%	27%	86%	32%	77%	82%	107.0	108.0	106.0	+3.40	+2.40	+4.40	18%	229
2016/17	71%	12%	71%	32%	71%	15%	85%	41%	82%	76%	103.0	107.0	105.0	+3.50	+2.90	+6.70	18%	227

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	227	23.4	17%	31%	50%	5%	16%
2023/24	232	21.3	18%	31%	55%	5%	16%
2022/23	232	22.4	18%	29%	51%	6%	19%
2021/22	238	19.8	18%	21%	53%	8%	30%
2020/21	233	19.3	18%	18%	46%	—	—
2018/19	227	20.2	21%	15%	55%	6%	16%
2017/18	229	19.3	18%	12%	62%	5%	13%
2016/17	227	17.8	18%	12%	63%	5%	13%