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Schools in WA8 6

The schools families in WA8 6 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Halton
Region
North West
Population
14,908 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WA8 6

11 schools in WA8 6: 6 primary, 2 secondary and 3 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 9 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools
11
in WA8 6
Good or better
100%
Of 9 with an Ofsted grade
How full
90%
Well used: 4,712 pupils for 5,220 places
Over capacity
2
More pupils than places, of 9 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WA8 6
27%
55%
18%
  • Excellent27.3%
  • Good54.5%
  • Not rated18.2%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Wade Deacon High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,658 pupils · 102% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · November 2022
  • Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,337 pupils · 80% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · July 2022
  • Fairfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 582 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · February 2024
  • St Bede's Catholic Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · Faith school · 306 pupils · 102% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · February 2020
  • St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 236 pupils · 97% full
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · January 2026
  • St Bede's Catholic Infant School
    Primary · ages 5–7 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.2 miles · October 2023
  • Kingsway Primary Academy School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 214 pupils · 76% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · September 2023
  • Widnes Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 127 pupils · 60% full
    Good
    1.6 miles · March 2023
  • Birchfield Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 3–5 · 77 pupils
    Good
    0.6 miles · December 2022
  • Poppy Field School
    Other · ages 4–19 · Independent · 29 pupils · 72% full
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
  • Riverside College Halton
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
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.

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