Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D49
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Widnes, WA8 7DW
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU
Local ranking4th of 8 secondary schools in Halton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
976
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 14 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 181
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 921
- Boys
- 461 (52%)
- Girls
- 423 (48%)
- Capacity
- 976 (91% full)
- SEND
- 18.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 51.9%
- EAL
- 3.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 15.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,424/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.3%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
- Black African: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.2%
92.3%
White British
2.9%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140864
- UKPRN
- 10045933
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
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