St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Widnes, Halton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.06 miles
Published by Halton Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Widnes, Halton for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery 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 | 1.06 mi |
| 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
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.06 miles away, the 5th longest of 10 Halton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply: the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2023, the biggest move, and about the same as in 2022.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 1.0 first choices per offer, the 7th highest of 47 Halton primary schools.
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
- St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 253 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this school, which leaders aptly describe as an oasis.”
- “Leaders have given careful thought to the school environment, from the calming corridors and unique library to the outdoor spaces.”
- “Pupils are very well looked after, and they thrive in this caring environment.”
To improve
- “However, in one or two subjects and the early years, leaders have not provided the same level of curriculum guidance.”
- “Occasionally, this leads to a few staff making activity choices and selecting resources that are not well-suited to leaders’ intended curriculum.”
- “Sometimes pupils do not develop their knowledge and skills as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 2023 (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) | 72% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Oakfield Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Halebank CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ditton Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Primary Academy School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published