St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Widnes, Halton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Halton Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
St Basil's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Widnes, Halton for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Basil's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility is 59.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 45.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton.
- For Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every applicant was offered a place; the admission number for Reception 2027 is 30 places.
- There are 15.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton.
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Halton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 4SZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s values of ‘compassion, service, justice, peace and courage’ shine through this friendly, inclusive school.”
- “Everybody feels welcome, irrespective of any differences.”
- “The school is aspirational for pupils’ achievement, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “From time to time, a few pupils do not have enough opportunities to review and edit their work.”
- “On occasion, pupils form habits where their letter formation and grammatical choices are not as accurate as they should be.”
- “As a result, some pupils’ written communication is not as strong as it should be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Halton.
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakfield Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ditton Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Halebank CofE Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School 1.9 mi Improved significantly