Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2023
Overview of Widnes Academy · Primary · Halton
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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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 | 43% | 9% | 65% | 30% | 74% | 17% | 61% | 9% | 87% | 52% | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 22% | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 0% | 61% | 13% | 78% | 9% | 74% | 4% | 83% | 48% | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 146 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 0% | 69% | 13% | 75% | 0% | 75% | 13% | 81% | 81% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 | -0.60 | +0.20 | +1.30 | 17% | 150 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 0% | 71% | 14% | 79% | 7% | 89% | 11% | 82% | 93% | 102.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | -2.50 | -2.40 | -0.70 | 12% | 185 |
| 2017/18 | 43% | 7% | 43% | 21% | 71% | 21% | 57% | 14% | 64% | 50% | 97.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 | -4.60 | +0.90 | -2.30 | — | 174 |
| 2016/17 | 33% | 5% | 57% | 5% | 71% | 10% | 57% | 10% | 81% | 57% | 99.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 | -1.80 | +1.50 | -2.90 | 9% | 161 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 134 | 20.3 | 22% | 21% | 43% | 7% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 146 | 22.2 | 18% | 20% | 46% | 6% | 13% |
| 2022/23 | 150 | 19.4 | 17% | 20% | 47% | 7% | 19% |
| 2021/22 | 161 | 18.4 | 14% | 18% | 55% | 8% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 159 | 18.7 | 14% | 15% | 48% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 185 | 19.3 | 12% | 10% | 47% | 5% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — | 6% | 23% |
| 2016/17 | 161 | 21.2 | 9% | 11% | 57% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.