Schools in WA8
Primary and secondary schools serving WA8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 70,842 (2024)
Schools in WA8
34 schools in WA8: 21 primary, 3 secondary and 10 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 29 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 7 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent23.5%
- Good67.6%
- Not rated8.8%
The largest schools here
- Wade Deacon High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,658 pupils · 102% fullExcellent0.3 miles · November 2022
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,337 pupils · 80% fullGood69 yards · July 2022
- Ormiston Chadwick AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 884 pupils · 91% fullGood0.7 miles · May 2024
- Fairfield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 582 pupils · 94% fullGood0.6 miles · February 2024
- Lunts Heath Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 419 pupils · 100% fullExcellent1.1 miles · July 2014
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 414 pupils · 99% fullGood0.9 miles · July 2023
- Ditton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 322 pupils · 77% fullGood0.4 miles · October 2023
- St Bede's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · Faith school · 306 pupils · 102% fullGood0.4 miles · February 2020
- Oakfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 291 pupils · 88% fullGood1.4 miles · February 2026
- St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 253 pupils · 103% fullGood1.3 miles · May 2023
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 236 pupils · 97% fullExcellent0.9 miles · January 2026
- Halewood Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 235 pupils · 112% fullGood3.5 miles · April 2023
- Cronton Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 233 pupils · 111% fullExcellent1.5 miles · March 2024
- Moorfield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 232 pupils · 74% fullGood1.4 miles · October 2019
- St Bede's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 5–7 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 99% fullExcellent0.4 miles · October 2023
- St Basil's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 53% fullGood1.5 miles · September 2019
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 216 pupils · 90% fullGood1.4 miles · March 2024
- Kingsway Primary Academy SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 214 pupils · 76% fullGood0.6 miles · September 2023
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 204 pupils · 97% fullGood1.3 miles · May 2023
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 190 pupils · 90% fullGood1.7 miles · September 2019
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 182 pupils · 87% fullGood1.3 miles · September 2023
- St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 167 pupils · 80% fullGood1.6 miles · July 2023
- Brookfields SchoolOther · ages 2–11 · 141 pupils · 153% fullExcellent1.3 miles · January 2023
- Ashley High SchoolOther · ages 11–19 · 137 pupils · 122% fullExcellent0.5 miles · March 2015
- Widnes AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 127 pupils · 60% fullGood1.7 miles · March 2023
- Halebank CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 89 pupils · 85% fullGood2.1 miles · November 2013
- Finch Woods AcademyOther · ages 9–16 · 88 pupils · 96% fullGood3.4 miles · March 2026
- Chesnut Lodge Special SchoolOther · ages 2–16 · 85 pupilsGood0.5 miles · April 2023
- Birchfield Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 3–5 · 77 pupilsGood0.4 miles · December 2022
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 62 pupilsExcellent1.2 miles · January 2024
And 4 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.