St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
236 pupils · 97% of 243 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Local authority
- Halton
- Free school meals
- 40.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 12 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 31 | 46 | 31 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 20 | 28 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 19 | 28 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 25 | 38 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 39 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 29 | 41 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 20 | 32 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 21 | 19 | 25 | 20 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kingsway Primary Academy School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Bede's Catholic Infant School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School 1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Fairfield Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Widnes Academy 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.