Primary
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 236 of 243 places
- Local authority
- Halton
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
SATs results
77%
106.0
4th of 19 by our score, among the primary schools in Widnes we can score - 21 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 107 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 77% |
| Working at a higher standard | 13% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 66% |
| 23/24 | 71% |
| 24/25 | 77% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Halton admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Karl Landrum
- Address
- Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
- Telephone
- 01514242879