Voluntary aided school · Halton

St Basil's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
111390URN

Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 4SZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.1 above Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

41 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

The graded inspection, 11 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 September 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Halton median (2.0) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.2; Halton median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Halton median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Halton median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Halton median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Halton median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Halton median median 1.8
2020 1.2; Halton median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Halton median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Halton median median 1.7
2017 1.2; Halton median median 1.7
2016 1.3; Halton median median 1.6
2015 2.0; Halton median median 1.7
2014 2.1; Halton median median 2.0

This school
Halton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	41	3.2	13	1.00
Sep 2025	17	32	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2024	18	44	2.4	18	1.00
Sep 2023	23	41	1.8	23	1.00
Sep 2022	24	40	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2021	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2020	38	46	1.2	18	0.47
Sep 2019	43	55	1.3	32	0.74
Sep 2018	29	51	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2017	54	67	1.2	37	0.69
Sep 2016	57	74	1.3	36	0.63
Sep 2015	39	79	2.0	32	0.82
Sep 2014	35	73	2.1	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%21st of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Halton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	7%	105	103
2023/24	60%	6%	103	103
2022/23	51%	6%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Basil's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.5 km · Halton

Good2023

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
0.8 km · Halton

Good2023

3.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Community Primary School
1.1 km · Halton

2026

1.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Halton

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
1.8 km · Knowsley

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ditton Primary School
1.9 km · Halton

Good2023

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
1.9 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
2.0 km · Halton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111390 · 876/3648
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 59.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 4SZ
Local authority: Halton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources