Schools near Widnes

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• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,337 pupils

  Highfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7DW

  Ofsted 6 Jul 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  0.2 miles Roman Catholic

• Ditton Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 5 to 11 · 322 pupils

  Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HD

  Ofsted 17 Oct 2023: Good

  0.3 miles

• Chesnut Lodge Special School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 16 · 85 pupils

  Green Lane, Ditton, Widnes, WA8 7HF

  Ofsted 20 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  0.4 miles

• St Bede's Catholic Junior School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 7 to 11 · 306 pupils

  Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, Widnes, WA8 6EL

  Ofsted 12 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

  0.4 miles Roman Catholic

• Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 4 · 52 pupils

  Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  0.4 miles

• Wade Deacon High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,658 pupils

  Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2022: Outstanding

  0.4 miles

• St Bede's Catholic Infant School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 7 · 223 pupils

  Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL

  Ofsted 24 Oct 2023: Outstanding

  0.4 miles Roman Catholic

• Ashley High School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 137 pupils

  Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  0.5 miles

• Kingsway Primary Academy School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 214 pupils

  Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2023: Good

  0.5 miles

• Birchfield Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 77 pupils

  Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH

  Ofsted 8 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  0.6 miles

• Ormiston Chadwick Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 884 pupils

  Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU

  Ofsted 14 May 2024: Good

  0.7 miles

• Fairfield Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 582 pupils

  Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH

  Ofsted 21 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  0.7 miles

• Poppy Field School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 4 to 19 · 29 pupils

  18 Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DH

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  0.8 miles Independent

• St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 236 pupils

  Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

  0.8 miles Catholic

• Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 414 pupils

  Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2023: Good

  1.1 miles Church of England

• St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 253 pupils

  St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD

  Ofsted 16 May 2023: Good

  1.1 miles Roman Catholic

• Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 4 · 62 pupils

  Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS

  Ofsted 15 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  1.2 miles

• The Raise Academy

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 11 to 16 · 60 pupils

  Naylor Road, Widnes, WA8 0BS

  No inspection in this data yet

  1.3 miles

• Lunts Heath Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 419 pupils

  Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ

  Ofsted 15 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  1.3 miles

• All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 182 pupils

  Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG

  Ofsted 12 Sep 2023: Good

  1.3 miles Church of England