St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolOur Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Widnes.
Summary of the comparison
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Widnes.
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School was judged Good and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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 72.0% for St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School and 61.0% for Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School (61.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WidnesSt Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School | WidnesOur Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 31st of 48 in Halton | 29th of 48 in Halton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 229 | 189 | |
| Capacity | 245 | 210 | |
| Location | Widnes, WA8 8TD | Widnes, WA8 8JN | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 72.0% Stronger figure | 61.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 3.0% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 229 | 189 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 48.0% | 23.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.6% | 2.1% | |
| SEN support | 25.8% | 7.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 5.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.1% Stronger figure | 13.9% | 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 Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
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