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St Basil's Catholic Primary School

URN
111390
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
URN
111390
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

60 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

56

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#23 of 38 schools in Halton

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Basil's Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 20 November 2024: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
8 October 2019
Inspection date
11 September 2019
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 8 October 2019

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 8 October 2019

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

17

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

32

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

17

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.88×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Halton
Admissions portal
Liverpool admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stbasilsprimary.halton.sch.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

72.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

62.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WA8 4SZ - Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, Cheshire

Contact details

Address
Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, Cheshire
Postcode
WA8 4SZ
Phone
1514247887
Website
www.stbasilsprimary.halton.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Halton
Local authority code
876

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 175 schools in Halton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

175

Open schools

70

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

107

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 8 October 2019

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 8 October 2019

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 8 October 2019

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 8 October 2019

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 November 202416 October 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 20 November 2024
    8 October 201911 September 2019Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 8 October 2019
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      20 November 2024
      Inspected
      16 October 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      8 October 2019
      Inspected
      11 September 2019
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    53.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 17

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    25

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary107 (62.9%)
    • Secondary25 (14.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other38 (22.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Basil's RC Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Basil's RC Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Upton County Infant School486 mPrimaryClosed
    All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School530 mPrimaryOpen
    All Saints CofE (Controlled) Junior School530 mPrimaryClosed
    Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Infant School637 mPrimaryClosed
    St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School762 mPrimaryOpen
    Spinney Avenue Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School762 mPrimaryClosed
    Oakfield Community Infant School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Oakfield Junior School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    • St Basil's RC Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Basil's RC Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Upton County Infant School
      Distance
      486 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
      Distance
      530 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Halton)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints CofE (Controlled) Junior SchoolPrimaryWA8 4PGClosed
    All Saints CofE Junior SchoolPrimary-Closed
    All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryWA8 4PGOpen
    Astmoor County Infant SchoolPrimaryWA7 2JEClosed
    Astmoor County Junior SchoolPrimaryWA7 2JEClosed
    • All Saints CofE (Controlled) Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WA8 4PG
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints CofE Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WA8 4PG
      Status
      Open
    • Astmoor County Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WA7 2JE
      Status
      Closed
    All Saints CofE (Controlled) Junior School
    Distance
    530 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Infant School
    Distance
    637 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
    Distance
    762 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Spinney Avenue Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Distance
    762 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Oakfield Community Infant School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Oakfield Junior School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Astmoor County Junior School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WA7 2JE
    Status
    Closed