St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School is a primary school in Widnes, Halton for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023. Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Michael with St Thomas CE 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
- 2024/25 results: 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Halton.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as were all applicants at 36 of the 47 other Halton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers: 1.0 first choices per offer, the 7th highest of 47 Halton primary schools.
- Of pupils here, 42.5% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 54.9% across 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
- Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 167 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, blossom at this school.”
- “They feel very happy and safe.”
- “Leaders, members of the local governing board (school committee), members of the trust (directors) and staff are united in their ambition to give all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the best start in their education, academically and socially.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers do not ensure that pupils have sufficient opportunities to recap and recall earlier learning.”
- “As a result, pupils’ learning is not fully secure.”
- “This makes it difficult when they meet new concepts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 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) | 75% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Ditton Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Halebank CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingsway Primary Academy School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published