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EnglandNorth WestHaltonWA8 0BWSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Primary

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Primary

Halton · Widnes · WA8 0BW www.st-johnfisherprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
204
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHalton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St John Fisher Catholic Primary School · Primary · Halton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-10pp
84%71%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
7%
+1pp
23%15%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
204
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Edward Street, Widnes, WA8 0BW
Local authority
Halton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%7%73%40%70%7%77%17%70%70%105.0104.0105.021%204
2023/2467%6%82%30%76%6%85%24%85%82%105.0105.0108.020%211
2022/2370%6%94%42%70%6%94%30%82%70%108.0107.0104.0+3.70-0.50+3.2020%217
2018/1984%23%87%29%87%35%87%61%90%90%106.0110.0112.0+1.30+2.50+4.6010%207
2017/1875%9%81%34%81%19%84%38%84%78%106.0106.0106.0+0.60-0.20+2.008%208
2016/1774%13%77%21%82%21%77%31%87%85%104.0104.0107.0+1.10+1.20+1.2010%219

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520421.521%2%34%5%13%
2023/2421121.820%1%32%6%15%
2022/2321722.420%1%31%6%15%
2021/2221023.612%1%30%6%12%
2020/2120623.29%2%26%
2018/1920723.010%1%21%4%4%
2017/1820823.48%1%23%4%7%
2016/1721920.310%1%26%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.