Wade Deacon High School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Widnes · WA8 7TD · Halton
Ages 11–16
- Att848.2
- P80.2
- EM5+47%
- Absence6.9%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 111457
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Widnes · WA8 7DW
Ages 11–16 · 1,337 pupils · Halton
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
39.9
Overall absence
10.0%
Admissions demand
0.79 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-09-28
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.61
−20+2
Attainment 839.9
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+56%
EBacc entry12%
EBacc APS: 3.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.5%
Unauthorised5.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,386
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.79 · Often has places
1st preferences
219
Places offered
276
1st-preference offers
216
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 580
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 276
- Applications from outside LA
- 31
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 14
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill80%
1,337 pupils · 1,677 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,337
- Boys / girls
- 699 / 638
- School capacity
- 1,677
- Capacity fill
- 1,337 / 1,677 (80%)
- Free school meals
- 41%
- FSM pupils
- 548
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise McComas
Location
- Address
- Highfield Road
- Postcode
- WA8 7DW
- Town
- Widnes
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Halton
- District
- Halton
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 10 on roll / 8 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Widnes, Halton, 1,337 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 41%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Widnes · WA8 7HU · Halton
Ages 11–16
- Att840.6
- P8-0.2
- EM5+38%
- Absence13.5%
0.8 miles away
Rainhill High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Prescot · L35 6NY · St. Helens
Ages 11–18
- Att847.3
- P8-0.1
- EM5+45%
- Absence7.1%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise McComas
- Telephone
- 01514242139