Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU · Halton · secondary school
3rd of 8 secondary schools in Halton we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.8/10 against 284 of them, against 3.3/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 38.5 · 36 | 30% | 1.09 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.23 · 32 | 25% | 0.81 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 41.2 · 26 | 10% | 0.26 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, inspected in 2024-07. In 2024/25, 38.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 41.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.23 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh Award, mindfulness and wellbeing club, and participate in rugby, football, cricket, netball, rock climbing, orienteering, and martial arts. Arts provision includes instrumental lessons, choir, dance, Shakespeare for School Festival, workshops with professional artists, and live theatre.
Getting in. There are 921 pupils in a school with 976 places, leaving 55 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to improve their Progress 8 scores? What specific steps are taken to raise Attainment 8 towards the national median? How do the arts and sports clubs integrate with the core curriculum?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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