St Basil's Catholic Primary SchoolOakfield Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Basil's Catholic Primary School and Oakfield Community Primary School are primary schools in Widnes.

  • St Basil's Catholic Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Oakfield Community Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Basil's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Basil's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Oakfield Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for St Basil's Catholic Primary School and 33.0% for Oakfield Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Basil's Catholic Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Oakfield Community Primary School (30.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Basil's Catholic Primary School versus Oakfield Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WidnesSt Basil's Catholic Primary SchoolWidnesOakfield Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking37th of 48 in Halton Stronger figure44th of 48 in Halton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll223 307
Capacity420 330
LocationWidnes, WA8 4SZ Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% Stronger figure33.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census223 307
Free school meals (ever 6)55.6% 51.1%
English as an additional language7.2% 6.8%
SEN support25.1% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan8.1% 8.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.7% Stronger figure17.6% 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.

St Basil's Catholic Primary School

Oakfield Community Primary School

Full profiles: St Basil's Catholic Primary School · Oakfield Community Primary School