PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Widnes

Schools near WA8 5ED

The schools families in WA8 5ED choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Neighbourhood
Farnworth
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
3,031 (2024)
Schools

Schools near WA8 5ED

31 schools within 2.0 miles of WA8 5ED: 16 primary, 4 secondary and 11 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 25 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.

Schools
31
within 2.0 miles of WA8 5ED
Good or better
100%
Of 27 with an Ofsted grade
How full
90%
Well used: 10,535 pupils for 11,723 places
Over capacity
5
More pupils than places, of 25 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WA8 5ED
26%
61%
13%
  • Excellent25.8%
  • Good61.3%
  • Not rated12.9%
The list

The nearest schools

  • Lunts Heath Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 419 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · July 2014
  • Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 414 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · July 2023
  • Birchfield Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 3–5 · 77 pupils
    Good
    1 mile · December 2022
  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 216 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · March 2024
  • Wade Deacon High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,658 pupils · 102% full
    Excellent
    1.2 miles · November 2022
  • Moorfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 232 pupils · 74% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · October 2019
  • Fairfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 582 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · February 2024
  • St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 279 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · May 2019
  • Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 233 pupils · 111% full
    Excellent
    1.3 miles · March 2024
  • Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,337 pupils · 80% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · July 2022
  • St Bede's Catholic Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · Faith school · 306 pupils · 102% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · February 2020
  • Brookfields School
    Other · ages 2–11 · 141 pupils · 153% full
    Excellent
    1.5 miles · January 2023
  • St Bede's Catholic Infant School
    Primary · ages 5–7 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    1.5 miles · October 2023
  • Sutton Manor Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 209 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · December 2022
  • Tower College
    Other · ages 2–16 · Independent · 279 pupils · 41% full
    Not rated
    1.5 miles
  • Rainhill High School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,535 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    1.6 miles · February 2023
  • Ditton Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 322 pupils · 77% full
    Good
    1.7 miles · October 2023
  • St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 204 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    1.7 miles · May 2023
  • Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–4 · 62 pupils
    Excellent
    1.7 miles · January 2024
  • Oakdene Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 206 pupils · 84% full
    Good
    1.7 miles · March 2024

And 11 more.

How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes