Best Secondary Schools in Widnes

We checked all 3 secondary schools in Widnes, Halton,, and every one is ranked.

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Ranked
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Without a rank
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Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Widnes. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Widnes also has 20 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Halton. Halton also has rankings for Runcorn.

Ranked secondary schools in Widnes

  1. 1

    Wade Deacon High School

    Academy, 1,658 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    54.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    62.1%

  2. 2

    Ormiston Chadwick Academy

    Academy, 884 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.5%

  3. 3

    Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,337 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33%