Moorfield Primary SchoolSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Widnes.

Summary of the comparison

Moorfield Primary School and St John Fisher Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Widnes.

  • Moorfield Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St John Fisher Catholic Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Moorfield Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Moorfield Primary School was judged Good and St John Fisher Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 94.0% for Moorfield Primary School and 57.0% for St John Fisher Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Moorfield Primary School (87.0% in 2022-23, 94.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Moorfield Primary School versus St John Fisher Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WidnesMoorfield Primary SchoolWidnesSt John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureC68/100
Local ranking1st of 48 in Halton Stronger figure8th of 48 in Halton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll242 204
Capacity315 210
LocationWidnes, WA8 3HJ Widnes, WA8 0BW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard94.0% Stronger figure57.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census242 204
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 34.3%
English as an additional language6.6% 1.5%
SEN support12.8% 17.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure5.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.0% Stronger figure12.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Moorfield Primary School

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

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