St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Halton
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 24/10/2023
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
10.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
223
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
225 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
74 of 78 families who put it first got an offer
75
Places offered
130
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 78 | 74 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 26 | 1 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 130 | 75 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Halton lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jacqueline Coughlan
- Address
- Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
- Phone
- 01514243112
- Local authority
- Halton
- Ward / constituency
- Appleton · Widnes and Halewood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 111372
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
223 pupils · 225 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 157 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
10.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Halton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.