St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6ELOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Bede's Catholic Infant School is a primary school in Widnes for ages 5 to 7. It is one of the 69 schools in Halton. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in October 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 October 2023, report published 4 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
223 pupils on roll, with places for 225
Schools near St Bede's Catholic Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bede's Catholic Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| Kingsway Primary Academy School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Fairfield Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 77% met the expected standard |
| Ditton Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Jacqueline Coughlan
- Phone
- 01514243112
- Address
- Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
- Local authority
- Halton
- URN
- 111372
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.