St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–7 · Widnes, Halton
St Bede's Catholic Infant School is a primary school in Widnes, Halton for ages 5–7 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 24 October 2023. Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 24 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), flourish at St Bede’s Catholic Infant School.”
- “They more than rise to meet the schools’ high expectations for their academic and personal development.”
- “Pupils fully live out the school’s motto of ‘Learn to love; love to learn’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Halton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Halton.
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School 0.0 mi Improved significantly
- Kingsway Primary Academy School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairfield Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ditton Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Lunts Heath Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published