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Best schools in Widnes

23 schools in Widnes with the same league rank as the Halton and Knowsley league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Widnes's own ranking

In WidnesSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Moorfield Primary School94%12%1st (1/49) in Halton
2Lunts Heath Primary School84%20%Top 7% (3/49) in Halton
3St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School77%13%Top 15% (7/49) in Halton
4St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School75%4%Top 23% (11/49) in Halton
5St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School72%3%Top 27% (13/49) in Halton
6Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery68%13%Top 25% (12/49) in Knowsley
7Fairfield Primary School68%13%Top 39% (19/49) in Halton
8Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School67%13%Top 41% (20/49) in Halton
9Cronton Church of England Primary Academy65%13%Top 39% (19/49) in Knowsley
10St Bede's Catholic Junior School62%19%Top 45% (22/49) in Halton
11St Basil's Catholic Primary School62%7%Top 47% (23/49) in Halton
12Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School61%6%(25/49) in Halton
13St John Fisher Catholic Primary School57%7%(28/49) in Halton
14Ditton Primary School54%2%(33/49) in Halton
15Kingsway Primary Academy School52%0%(36/49) in Halton
16All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School46%4%(40/49) in Halton
17Halebank CofE Primary School46%0%(41/49) in Halton
18Widnes Academy43%9%(42/49) in Halton
19Oakfield Community Primary School33%5%(47/49) in Halton

Not ranked: St Bede's Catholic Infant School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Castle View Primary SchoolRuncorn2.4 miles83%30%Top 9% (4/49) in Halton
St Clement's Catholic Primary SchoolRuncorn2.2 miles81%8%Top 11% (5/49) in Halton
Penketh Primary SchoolWarrington3.0 miles81%6%Top 17% (11/67) in Warrington
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary SchoolPrescot3.1 miles78%31%Top 12% (6/53) in St. Helens
Windmill Hill Primary SchoolRuncorn3.1 miles75%13%Top 21% (10/49) in Halton
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary SchoolRuncorn2.5 miles69%6%Top 33% (16/49) in Halton
Pewithall SchoolRuncorn2.6 miles69%3%Top 35% (17/49) in Halton
Woodside Primary SchoolRuncorn2.9 miles68%14%Top 37% (18/49) in Halton
Victoria Road Primary SchoolRuncorn1.9 miles62%0%Top 49% (24/49) in Halton
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolRuncorn2.8 miles58%4%(27/49) in Halton

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Widnes's own ranking

In WidnesSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Wade Deacon High School49.254%1st (1/8) in Halton
2Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School39.935%Top 50% (4/8) in Halton
3Ormiston Chadwick Academy37.032%(6/8) in Halton

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
St Gregory's Catholic High SchoolWarrington4.8 miles53.856%Top 34% (4/12) in Warrington
Rainhill High SchoolPrescot3.4 miles50.351%1st (1/8) in St. Helens
Great Sankey High SchoolWarrington3.7 miles49.950%Top 42% (5/12) in Warrington
Penketh High SchoolWarrington3.7 miles47.748%Top 50% (6/12) in Warrington
Helsby High SchoolFrodsham5.9 miles46.647%(11/20) in Cheshire West and Chester
The Sutton AcademySt Helens4.3 miles45.546%Top 38% (3/8) in St. Helens
Sandymoor Ormiston AcademyRuncorn3.4 miles43.237%Top 25% (2/8) in Halton
St Julie's Catholic High SchoolLiverpool5.7 miles42.237%Top 50% (15/30) in Liverpool
The Heath SchoolRuncorn2.7 miles41.033%Top 38% (3/8) in Halton
Halewood AcademyKnowsley4.5 miles39.832%Top 34% (2/6) in Knowsley

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Widnes's own ranking

In WidnesSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Riverside College Halton35.6+0.051st (1/2) in Halton

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Carmel CollegeSt Helens5.7 miles39.0+0.351st (1/5) in St. Helens
Great Sankey High SchoolWarrington3.7 miles35.4+0.16(2/3) in Warrington
Rainhill High SchoolPrescot3.4 miles31.3-0.30Top 40% (2/5) in St. Helens
Priestley CollegeWarrington6.0 miles30.2-0.05(3/3) in Warrington
Helsby High SchoolFrodsham5.9 miles28.5-0.20(10/14) in Cheshire West and Chester
St Julie's Catholic High SchoolLiverpool5.7 miles27.3-0.14(21/26) in Liverpool
Ormiston Bolingbroke AcademyRuncorn3.9 miles25.2-0.51(2/2) in Halton
The Sutton AcademySt Helens4.3 miles23.3-0.93(5/5) in St. Helens

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Widnes itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
The Grange SchoolNorthwich11.0 miles45.4(3/4) in Cheshire West and Chester

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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