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EnglandNorth WestHaltonWA8 8TDSt Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Primary

St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School

Primary

Halton · Widnes · WA8 8TD http://www.stmichaelscatholicprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
229
cap. 245
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
229
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
229
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHalton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School · Primary · Halton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+4pp
87%74%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
3%
-2pp
16%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
229
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
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
2024/2572%3%76%17%76%17%83%7%79%69%105.0103.0104.028%229
2023/2468%5%85%25%78%10%75%25%80%80%106.0105.0109.026%242
2022/2361%6%68%13%81%16%81%23%81%84%103.0105.0107.0-3.30+0.10-0.6024%240
2018/1966%8%82%21%84%26%84%24%79%92%104.0106.0107.0+0.10+1.20+0.8019%239
2017/1887%16%89%37%89%24%89%37%89%89%108.0107.0109.0+4.80+2.40+4.4016%237
2016/1766%0%77%9%86%9%80%9%89%86%102.0105.0106.0-1.00+1.20+1.4018%232

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
2024/2522919.728%7%48%5%13%
2023/2424220.926%4%50%6%14%
2022/2324021.124%4%50%6%18%
2021/2224521.522%4%48%6%18%
2020/2125421.920%3%49%
2018/1923920.619%2%49%4%5%
2017/1823722.416%2%47%4%4%
2016/1723218.418%2%43%3%6%

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