St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4SZ
223 pupils · 53% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Halton
- Free school meals
- 59.2%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 September 2019, published 8 October 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 13 | 41 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 17 | 32 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 18 | 44 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 23 | 41 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 24 | 40 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 19 | 36 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 18 | 46 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 32 | 55 | 34 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Oakfield Community Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 1.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Ditton Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.