St Bede's Catholic Infant School
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
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 24 October 2023
Pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), flourish at St Bede's Catholic Infant School. They more than rise to meet the schools' high expectations for their academic and personal development. Pupils fully live out the school's motto of 'Learn to love; love to learn'. They achieve exceptionally well. Pupils behave impeccably in lessons and on the playground. They enjoy spending time with their friends, and they care deeply for one another and for the wider world. Pupils have a high level of respect for adults. Pupils feel safe and they know that there is someone in school who they can go to if they have a worry. Pupils are happy and they thoroughly enjoy coming to school. They relish the wide range of clubs and activities on offer to them, such as football, craft and drumming. These activities nurture and develop pupils' talents and interests. Pupils excel in a considerable number of leadership roles across the school, including as digital champions, art ambassadors and school councillors. Through these roles, pupils learn in depth about how to be an active citizen. They readily share the knowledge, skills and understanding that they gain from fulfilling these roles through 'awe and wonder' days. These days forge strong links between the school's pupils and the wider local community. Pupils, and their parents and carers, would unreservedly recommend this school to others. Pupils feel fortunate and blessed to be served by this exceptional school.
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.