St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedRoman Catholic
Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 4SZ
Headteacher · Mrs Angela Sheppard
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 9 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils223Capacity 420
OfstedStandards maintainedInspected 16 October 2024
Free school meals59.2%
SEN provisionResourced provision
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024.
Last graded inspection, 11 September 2019:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Halton council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in HaltonApplications for September 2026
All 13 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered13
Applications41
First choice13
First-choice offers13
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.3 mi
- St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School0.5 mi
- Oakfield Community Primary School0.7 mi
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School0.8 mi
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy1.1 mi