Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
State · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,337 pupils
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road, Widnes WA8 7TD
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,658
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,625
Local authority
Halton
Wade Deacon Trust
Schola Grade 8
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Wade Deacon High School
Wade Deacon High School is a secondary academy in Widnes, Halton, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Wade Deacon Trust.
It has 1,658 pupils on roll and room for 1,625. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 1,658
- Capacity
- 1,625 pupils
- Free school meals
- 25.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Wade Deacon Trust
- Local authority
- Halton
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 139368
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