St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Catholic
Address Lugsdale Road
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 6DD
Phone 01514242879
Reference Number 111391

General Makeup

Number of pupils 227
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.78%
Girls: 50.22%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 44.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 31.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 12 27
2 12 18 30
3 16 16 32
4 19 10 29
5 15 15 30
6 14 16 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 59.9%
White, Other 13.7%
Mixed, Other 8.4%
African 6.6%
Pakistani 3.1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2021-12-14
Date Description Report
2021-11-03 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-09-18 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-07-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-04-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-07-08 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 66% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.6 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7QS
0.32 miles
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EL
0.58 miles
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EL
0.6 miles
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
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0.78 miles
Fairfield Primary School
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0.84 miles
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0.95 miles
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0.99 miles
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
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1.07 miles
Birchfield Nursery School
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1.96 miles
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3.03 miles
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3.72 miles
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3.73 miles
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